Putin Hasn't Accepted Trump's Invitation for Visit

[RandySF]

MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin was reticent on Tuesday about whether it would accept an invitation from U.S. President Donald Trump to hold a summit with Vladimir Putin in Washington later this year, saying only that the two men had other chances to meet as well.

The Kremlin’s failure to swiftly accept Trump’s invitation for a Washington summit has been noticeable. Though Moscow saw the Helsinki summit n the two leaders held last week as a success, the fiercely negative reaction by some U.S. politicians to Trump’s performance has taken some in Russia aback.

Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said that though Washington and Moscow agreed there was a need for another Putin-Trump meeting, Russia had not yet begun any practical preparations for a new meeting.

“There are other options (to meet) which our leaders can look at,” Ushakov told reporters, citing a meeting of G20 leaders in Argentina which starts at the end of November.

“Maybe there will be other international events which Trump and Putin will take part in.”



https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-russia-putin-trump/kremlin-coy-on-new-summit-idea-says-putin-and-trump-can-meet-at-g20-idUSKBN1KE1R8

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. Putin got what he wanted -

Trump's balls in a jar - plus whatever Trump agreed to before leaving the one-on-one meeting looking like he'd been pantsed and his lunch money stolen. Putin probably has no further need for a special meeting with Trump any more; just the fact that Trump invited him to the WH so soon after the meeting shows that he's calling the shots completely in their relationship. Somebody needs to tell Trump that Putin just isn't that into him.

[tavernier]

2. Trump overplayed the bromance.

Putin thought that the message of friendship would go over well with trumps base, and that way he could worm his way into our affairs, but like a big anxious puppy, Trump went way over the top and now Putin is worried that he blew the whole thing. So he’s pulling back a bit.

[gratuitous]

4. Could be

Or Putin's trying to play coy and pretend that he and Trump aren't already doing what everyone knows they're doing. Sort of like in the M*A*S*H movie when Duke Forrest claims that just looking at Hot Lips makes him damn near puke. Later, of course, he's caught in bed with her to no one's surprise.

[tavernier]

5. So who is Hot Lips in this scenario?

I’m guessing the bleached blonde with the big Rump.

[spanone]

3. trump will be heartbroken....putin showing who's the boss

[global1]

6. Putin Can't Come To The WH To Cozy Up With Trump And Still Steal....

the midterms in favor of the Dems - like Trump said Russia was going to do. Now could he?