President Trump, left, chats with Russian President Vladi­mir Putin on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation leaders’ summit in Danang, Vietnam, on Nov. 11, 2017. “It was the gorilla in the room that had to be addressed, but there seemed to be no answer to address it,” Goldstone told the committee. Trump and Putin did not end up meeting because, according to Goldstone, Putin was too busy receiving the new king of Holland. Although they did not meet, Trump talked about Putin during his 2013 visit. We need a strong leader.’ ”Two years later, another opportunity to meet Putin was dangled before Trump.

Source: Washington Post May 16, 2018 22:07 UTC