Tag: Vladimir Putin

President Trump meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the G-20 Summit, Friday, July 7, 2017. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

National Security

Trump: ‘I strongly pressed’ Putin on Russian meddling and he ‘vehemently denied it’

Caitlin Yilek · July 9, 2017 11:58 am

All told, President Trump spent about 40 minutes of their meeting exploring the election meddling issue with Russian President Vladimir Putin. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump pressed Putin on Russia meddling at the outset of their meeting: Report

Daniel Chaitin · July 9, 2017 12:51 am

"This is Russia trying to save face and they can't. Everybody knows Russia meddled in our elections," said U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Nikki Haley: ‘Everybody knows Russia meddled in our elections’

Robert King · July 8, 2017 5:20 pm

"Rather than decisively confronting the Russian President head on, the President seemed to acquiesce to Putin's denial, almost certainly paving the way for future Russian interference in our elections," Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said in a statement.. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Schumer: Trump ‘seemed to acquiesce to Putin’s denial’ of election meddling

Robert King · July 8, 2017 5:04 pm

Vladimir Putin jokingly asked President Trump before their first in-person meeting Friday if the press shouting questions at him were "the ones hurting" him.

Putin jokingly asks Trump at G-20 if reporters in attendance are ‘the ones hurting’ him

Robert King · July 8, 2017 4:38 pm

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said after the Trump meeting earlier this week that Trump had accepted Putin's denials of any interference. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, pool)

National Security

Putin says he believes Trump is ‘satisfied’ with his denial of 2016 election meddling

Robert King · July 8, 2017 2:38 pm

The Russian president's plane reportedly made a 300 mile detour to avoid Poland and the Baltic states. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, Pool)

Putin’s plane diverted from NATO countries: Report

Ariella Phillips · July 8, 2017 1:22 pm

President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the G20 Summit, Friday, July 7, 2017, in Hamburg. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Washington Secrets

Trump Report Card: Jobs, Putin meeting, bolster president, B+

Paul Bedard · July 8, 2017 11:29 am

The revelation that President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin had a second, undisclosed encounter has dominated recent news cycles and proven controversial.

National Security

Democrats find Trump’s Russia rebuke too little, too late

W. James Antle III · July 8, 2017 4:01 am

Although both leaders expressed optimism following their meeting Friday in Hamburg, Germany, President Trump would be wise to distrust Russian President Vladimir Putin's supposed desires for closer cooperation with the United States; otherwise, he may follow the path of his two most recent predecessors, whom the Russian leader deceived. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

President Trump, put Putin in perspective

Washington Examiner · July 8, 2017 4:01 am

Trump Caves to Putin

Stephen F. Hayes · July 8, 2017 2:20 am

Schiff says that Trump declaring no tapes exist "raises as many questions as it answers." (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Adam Schiff doesn’t trust that Trump pushed Putin on election meddling

Josh Siegel · July 7, 2017 11:08 pm