President Trump Meets Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov At The White House

Just had a very good meeting with Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and representatives of Russia. Discussed many items including Trade, Iran, North Korea, INF Treaty, Nuclear Arms Control, and Election Meddling. Look forward to continuing our dialogue in the near future! pic.twitter.com/tHecH9a9ck

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 10, 2019

Daily Mail: Donald Trump tweets grinning photograph of Oval Office meeting with Vladimir Putin's foreign minister Segei Lavrov saying they talked about 'election meddling'

* Trump tweeted out a photo of himself seated at the Resolute Desk along with Lavrov
* Mike Pompeo warned earlier: 'Should Russia or a foreign actor steps to undermine our democratic processes, we will take action in response'
* Official readout says Trump 'warned against any Russian attempts to interfere in United States elections and urged Russia to resolve the conflict with Ukraine'
* Lavrov met with Trump at the White House in 2017, when Trump reportedly revealed classified information
* Lavrov was at the White House for about an hour
* After their 2017 meeting, Russian media released photo images
* The talks in Washington come a day after Putin held a landmark first meeting with Ukraine's president, Volodymyr Zelensky,
* The pair met in Paris alongside the presidents of France and Germany
* Europeans are leading efforts to end a five-year war pitting Ukraine against Russian-backed separatists
* A cable news reporter shouted to Lavrov about election interference as he arrived Tuesday afternoon

President Donald Trump tweeted out a grinning photo of himself during an Oval Office meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov – where the White House says Trump delivered a 'warning' on election interference.

The photo shows a smiling Trump seated at the Resolute Desk, with Vladimir Putin's top foreign policy emissary standing behind him.

Both men are looking forward, presumably toward an official White House photographer.

The happy scene belies the fraught topic mentioned in an official White House readout of the meeting – the men's first since 2017.

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