The Minister of foreign Affairs of Russia Sergey Lavrov said that the talks between the presidents of Russia and the United States were «excellent».
The foreign Minister was terse: an avalanche of questions about the meeting, Lavrov replied that it went «better than super».
Putin gave Trump a soccer ball as a World Cup gesture. Trump tossed it to Melania, says Barron will have it. https://t.co/jKM7cssM6l pic.twitter.com/ENxQpjENr0
— BuzzFeed News (@BuzzFeedNews) July 16, 2018
In turn, Vladimir Putin said that the interview with Donald trump was «really very informative and useful.»
Despite the positive assessment of the Russian side, not all high-ranking representatives of the allies agree with him. According to CNN, one of the diplomats called the speech trump at the conference «abomination».
And independent Senator Bernie Sanders wrote on Twitter that the press conference, trump and Putin was a «shameful spectacle.»
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«Instead to make clear that the interference in our elections is unacceptable, trump agreed with the denial of Putin and has questioned the findings of our intelligence services,» stressed Sanders.
President Trump’s press conference with Putin was an embarrassing spectacle. Rather than make clear that interference in our elections is ending, Trump instead accepted Putin’s denials and cast doubt on the conclusions of our intelligence community. This is not normal.
— Bernie Sanders (@SenSanders) October 16, 2018
And Republican Senator Orrin hatch, a key ally of trump, immediately after the speeches of the leaders made a statement that contradicts the words of the President of the United States. The us leader said that he has no reason to believe that Russia is really organized hacker attacks during the elections in the United States. According to Hatch, Russia’s intervention in the American elections — a well-known fact.
