Tag: Russian presidential election

Trump faces backlash after congratulating Putin on election win

The following article by Jordan Fabian was posted on the Hill website March 20, 2018:

President Trump chats with Russian President Vladimir Putin in November 2017 at a summit in the Vietnamese city of Danang. Credit: Mikhail Klimentyev/AFP/Getty Images

President Trump is coming under intense criticism for declining to press Russian President Vladimir Putin about the fairness of Russia’s presidential election and the poisoning of a former Russian double agent living in England, an incident the United Kingdom blamed on Moscow.

Trump phoned Putin on Tuesday to congratulate him for winning a fourth term and to discuss a possible summit meeting. But Washington seized on the topics that were not discussed, which include Russia’s interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. Continue reading “Trump faces backlash after congratulating Putin on election win”

Trump congratulates Putin on his reelection, discusses U.S.-Russian ‘arms race’

The following article by Jenna Johnson and Anton Troianovski was posted on the Washington Post website March 20, 2018:

President Trump also said that he will discuss what he described as an “arms race” with President Putin. (The Washington Post)

President Trump congratulated Russian President Vladimir Putin on his reelection victory in a phone call Tuesday and said he intends to meet with Putin to discuss various subjects, including an “arms race” that is “getting out of control.”

The call was initially disclosed by the Kremlin and subsequently confirmed by Trump in remarks at the White House. Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office, Trump said he congratulated Putin on “his electoral victory,” adding that he and Putin would get together “in the not-too-distant future.” Continue reading “Trump congratulates Putin on his reelection, discusses U.S.-Russian ‘arms race’”