Russia Not Ready To Accept Trump Invite To Washington DC
A top Kremlin aide on Tuesday said Russia is not ready to accept President Trump’s invitation to a second summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the U.S.
Yuri Ushakov said Russia agrees there should be another meeting, but did not formally agree to the White House’s fall invitation.
“After the [Helsinki] summit, you know what kind of atmosphere there is around its outcome,” Ushakov said, according to a Reuters report.
“I think it would be wise to let the dust settle and then we can discuss all these questions in a business-like way. But not now.”
Trump and the White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said last week that preparations are underway for a meeting with Putin in Washington, D.C., this fall.
“I look forward to our second meeting so that we can start implementing some of the many things discussed, including stopping terrorism, security for Israel, nuclear proliferation, cyber attacks, Ukraine, Middle East peace, North Korea and more,” Trump tweeted on July 19.
