Monday, January 16, 2017

No Putin - Trump Summit Planned (Update)

Trump and Putin. (photo credit:REUTERS)

Reuters: Trump aides deny summit with Putin planned

Two top aides to President-elect Donald Trump denied a published report on Saturday that he is planning to hold a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin weeks after taking office.

The Sunday Times of London reported that Trump had told British officials that such a summit was being planned, possibly to be staged in the Icelandic capital of Reykjavik.

"The story is a fantasy," one Trump aide told Reuters, speaking on condition of anonymity. Another said the report was not true.

Trump, who takes office on Jan. 20, has spoken of seeking warmer relations with Russia.

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Update: Kremlin says no talks about Putin-Trump meeting yet: RIA (Reuters)

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WNU Editor: My sources in Russia are telling me different .... that an announcement will be done after President Trump has been inaugurated. Oh well ... we shall see.