President Trump spoke by phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin for more than an hour, the White House said Friday
President Donald Trump spoke by phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin for more than an hour, the White House said Friday.
White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders told reporters that the two leaders talked about a number of topics, including the violence in Venezuela, and Trump made “clear that the United States stand with the people of Venezuela," according to a pool report.The U.S. has backed opposition leader Juan Guaido in Venezuela in his attempts to oust dictator Nicolas Maduro, who has Russia's backing.
Sanders said the two also discussed nuclear agreements between the two countries, as well as efforts push North Korea to wind down its nuclear programs.EmailBy signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or alerts from POLITICO. You can unsubscribe at any time. “They spoke about North Korea for a good bit of time on the call and reiterated both the commitment and the need for denuclearization, and the president said several times on this front as well the need and importance of Russia stepping up and continuing to help and put pressure on North Korea to denuclearize,” she told reporters.
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