MMXVIII Vol.
233 - March 22 2018
Putin and
Trump Arms Meeting
"The presidents spoke in favor of developing a practical interaction in various areas, including the issues of strategic stability and combating international terrorism. In particular, the sides emphasized the importance of coordinated efforts in limiting the arms race," Kremlin said, commenting the phone conversation held by Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin.
Trump congratulated Vladimir Putin on his victory in the presidential elections in Russia. The phone conversation took place at the initiative of the American side, according to Moscow.
Following the phone call Donald Trump said that he was going to meet with the Russian president in "not too distant future."
"We had a very good call and I suspect that we will probably be meeting in the not too distant future to discuss the arms race… to discuss Ukraine and Syria and North Korea and various other things," Trump said.
US President Donald Trump said he will meet his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in the not too distant future to discuss an arms race that Trump called “out of control.” He also congratulated Putin on his election victory.
Trump answered a question about
Putin as he was holding a meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman
at the White House.
“We will be meeting in the not
too distant future to discuss the arms race which is getting out of control,” Trump said, expanding on the content of the phone call
with Putin.
He reaffirmed his commitment to maintaining America’s military spending.
“We are going to remain stronger than any other nation in the world by far,” he said. “We will never allow anyone to have anything close to what we have.”
At the proposed meeting, they would also discuss Ukraine and North Korea, Trump said.
He reaffirmed his commitment to maintaining America’s military spending.
“We are going to remain stronger than any other nation in the world by far,” he said. “We will never allow anyone to have anything close to what we have.”
At the proposed meeting, they would also discuss Ukraine and North Korea, Trump said.
