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Trump congratulates Ukraine on Independence Day
President of the United States Donald Trump sent congratulations on the occasion of the Independence Day of Ukraine to President Petro Poroshenko, said the press service of the head of the Ukrainian state on Thursday.
"On behalf of the American nation, I want to congratulate you and the people of Ukraine on the 27th anniversary of your independence to be celebrated on August 24," stated the message.
"The United States Government will continue to work with Ukraine and support efforts in …
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Putin calls his meeting with Trump useful
Russian President Vladimir Putin called his meeting with American counterpart Donald Trump, which took place in Helsinki last month, useful .
"As for our meeting with President Trump, I assess it positively and I think that it was useful," he said at the press conference in Sochi while answering the correspondent's question. Putin stressed that "no one expected that in a two-hour conversation it would be possible to resolve all issues that until now were controversial." He noted that the U.S. …
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Washington: US troops to remain in Syria until Islamic State is defeated
American troops will remain in Syria until the Islamic State (IS) terrorist group has been utterly defeated. According to US State Department Spokesperson David Satterfield, this is what US President Donald Trump told Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Trump has repeatedly said that the US troops will leave Syria soon. He claims that nearly the entire country has been purged of IS.
However, as the US Defense Department stated at the end of June, IS regiments still control roughly 5% of Syrian …
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Putin speaks of Trump’s 'big advantage'
Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the American leader Donald Trump’s big advantage is his desire to fulfill pre-election promises, reported Interfax news agency.
“President Trump’s big advantage is that he strives to fulfill all the promises that he gave foremost to his voters, the American people,” Putin said. He explained that this is a “positive characteristic” of the US president. Also, according to Putin, you can criticize Trump’s actions, but it is quite obvious that he strives …
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Putin invites Trump to Moscow
Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that he is ready to meet with Donald Trump both in Washington and in Moscow. The Russian side has already invited the American leader to Moscow, said Putin at a press conference in Johannesburg, at the press conference after the BRICS summit.
“We are ready to invite President Trump to Moscow. By the way, he already has received an invitation from us. I told him so. I am ready to go to Washington if appropriate conditions will be established for work,” …
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Kremlin: Putin invited to Washington at the end of the year
According to the Kremlin, Russian President Vladimir Putin received an invitation to meet with US President Donald Trump in Washington later this year. Yuri Ushakov, Putin’s assistant told journalists on Tuesday, July 24 that preparation for this summit has not yet begun.
According to Ushakov, the Presidents of the two countries agreed on the importance of continuing bilateral contacts during their first official meeting in Helsinki on July 16. "The issue of organizing upcoming meetings wasn't …
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Putin says he discussed new ideas on settlement in Ukraine with Trump
In an interview with Russian Channel One Russia (Perviy Kanal), Russian President Vladimir Putin said that, during the meeting in Helsinki, he discussed with the American President, Donald Trump, new ideas on the settlement of the situation in Ukraine. Putin told this in an interview to the Russian "first channel".
"We spoke about Ukraine. There are some new ideas on how to resolve the crisis in the southeast of the country. We agreed to work this out at the expert level. In my opinion, this …
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Putin assures Trump that Russia will continue gas transit through Ukraine
At a joint press conference with US President Donald Trump in Helsinki, Russian President Vladimir Putin assured the US President that Russia will keep the transit of Russian gas through Ukraine after the construction of the Nord Stream-2 gas pipeline.
Putin noted that during the meeting, Trump "expressed concern that the gas transit through Ukraine may stop."
"I assured the president that Russia is ready to maintain this transit, moreover, we are ready to extend the transit contract, which …
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President of the European Council: Trump not hiding that his desire to understand Russia is stronger than his enthusiasm for Ukraine
President of the United States Donald Trump is in discussions with President of the European Council Donald Tusk did not hide that he had less enthusiasm for Ukraine and more of a desire to understand what Russia did in Ukraine, said Tusk in an interview on TV program Fakty po faktach on channel TVN24.
Tusk stressed that Ukraine needs more support now than ever before, especially in the light of a possible drastic change in US policy towards it. “In several conversations with me, President …
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Putin congratulates Trump on U.S. Independence Day
Russian President Vladimir Putin sent his congratulations to his American colleague Donald Trump on the United States’ Independence Day, stated Russian President’s press secretary Dmitry Peskov, reported TASS.
The meeting between Trump and Putin will take place in Helsinki on July 16, in accordance with what the leaders agreed upon. Trump said that they will discuss the issue of Russian interference in the U.S. election. He also said that they will discuss Ukraine and Syria. When asked if the …