President Trump's Staff Did Not Forward A Call From President Putin At The Beginning Of Trump's Presidency

Russia's President Vladimir Putin (R) and U.S. President Donald Trump attend a meeting in Helsinki, Finland July 16, 2018. © Sputnik / Alexei Nikolsky

Sputnik: Trump Berated White House Staff for Holding Off on Call with President Putin, Claims New Book

The Russian President and his US counterpart had a phone conversation a few days ago; Vladimir Putin called Donald Trump to thank him for information that helped to prevent a terrorist attack in Russia, as Trump commended "a great and important coordination" with Russia.

The US President reprimanded his former national security adviser Michael Flynn and other senior staff members for not informing him about a phone call from Russian President Vladimir Putin weeks after Donald Trump won the presidency, according to a new book, "Trump and His Generals: The Cost of Chaos," that shed light on the current US administration's relationship with the Pentagon, Business Insider reports.

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WNU Editor: I know phone calls between leaders are usually arranged way in advance. But there are maybe 10 to 20 world leaders that the US President must always make sure that the phone call comes to him ASAP. Russian President Putin is one of those leaders.