But the White House did not allow that notion to hang in the air for long. At least the White House came to play. The Kremlin, not the White House, notified reporters of the first face-to-face encounter between Trump and Putin ahead of their sit-down later in the day. After allowing U.S. journalists to accompany him to a meeting with Lavrov, Tillerson ditched the reporters before meeting Putin at the Kremlin. The White House moved faster Friday.

Source: Washington Post July 07, 2017 14:37 UTC