Jun 28 Trump makes joke to Putin about election meddling By Associated Press After a reporter asked President Donald Trump if he was going to warn Russia not to meddle in the U.S. election, Trump turned to Putin and jokingly said: "Don't meddle in the election."… Continue reading
Jun 28 Putin invites Trump to visit Russia next year By Associated Press The Kremlin says President Vladimir Putin has invited President Donald Trump to visit Russia next year. Continue reading
Jun 27 Trump under pressure to stand firm in upcoming Putin meeting By Jonathan Lemire, Zeke Miller, Associated Press Friday will mark Trump's first meeting with Russia's Vladimir Putin since the special counsel found extensive evidence of Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. election. Continue reading
Jun 20 Putin says he’s open to talks with Trump, but warns against using force on Iran By Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press Trump said he would meet with Putin on the sidelines of next week's G-20 summit in Osaka, Japan, but the Kremlin noted that the White House hasn't formally requested the meeting yet. Continue reading
Jun 12 Senators question FBI on Russian hack of voting software firm By Tami Abdollah, Associated Press In a letter sent to FBI Director Christopher Wray, Democratic Sens. Ron Wyden of Oregon and Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota, who is the ranking member of the committee with jurisdiction over federal elections, asked for answers by July 12 regarding… Continue reading
Jun 06 Putin claims Russia hasn’t meddled in U.S. elections, despite evidence of influence campaign By Gary Pruitt, Associated Press Speaking in response to a question from The Associated Press during a meeting with international news agencies in St. Petersburg, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that "we didn't meddle, we aren't meddling and we will not meddle in any elections."… Continue reading
Jun 05 World leaders honor veterans on D-Day anniversary By Danica Kirka, John Leicester, Jill Lawless, Associated Press The Royal British Legion brought about 300 veterans, aged 91 to 101, to the ceremonies in Portsmouth, where many of the troops embarked for Normandy on June 5, 1944. Continue reading
May 14 WATCH: Putin says Trump phone call signals intent to rebuild relations By Associated Press Putin said his May 3 phone call with Trump "created the impression that the president intends to restore Russian-American connections."… Continue reading
May 10 Pompeo to meet with Putin amid disputes over Venezuela, Arctic By Associated Press Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will arrive in Moscow on Monday, then travel to Sochi on Tuesday to see President Vladimir Putin and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. Continue reading
May 03 WATCH: Trump and Putin discussed the Mueller report, White House says By Jill Colvin, Deb Reichmann, Associated Press White House spokesperson Sarah Sanders said Putin and Trump talked "very, very briefly" about the Mueller report, but she dodged a question about whether they had discussed Russian election interference. Continue reading