But he knew that because he knew there was no collusion whatsoever.”A White House official later clarified that it was not a video call; Mr. Trump meant to say that Mr. Putin had “laughed, chuckled” rather than smiled. Mr. Putin has long denied that Russia interfered in the election, though he has been frank that he was rooting for Mr. Trump to win in 2016. But Mr. Putin, who met with Mr. Kim in Vladivostok, Russia, on April 25, appears to be positioning himself as a player in the nuclear negotiations. Mr. Trump made no mention of these differences in describing the call, which lasted more than an hour. “Getting along with Russia and China, getting along with all of them is a very good thing, not a bad thing,” Mr. Trump said.

Source: New York Times May 03, 2019 18:05 UTC