White House: Trump- Putin Summit 'Is On' After Hacking Indictment

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Source: BBC

A summit between US President Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin will go ahead as planned despite tension over Moscow's alleged election meddling, the White House says.

The pair will meet for talks in the Finnish capital, Helsinki, on Monday. "It's on," White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders told reporters.

But there are calls for the meeting to be cancelled after the US charged 12 Russian intelligence officers with election interference on Friday.

For its part, Russia said it was looking forward to the meeting. "We consider Trump a negotiating partner," said Kremlin adviser Yuri Ushakov. "The state of bilateral relations is very bad. We have to start to set them right."..More..


Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-44830065

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The announcement that the Russians had been charged with hacking Democratic officials during the 2016 presidential election sparked a heated war of words between Washington and Moscow. Russia's foreign ministry said the claims were a "heap of conspiracy schemes" intended to "damage the atmosphere" before Monday's summit. It said there was no evidence linking any of the dozen officials to hacking or military intelligence.



- The leaders will reportedly discuss US-Russia relations and national security issues on Monday.

[RainCaster]

1. Don't come back without those 12 GRU officers

You can stay there if you like. I'm sure they have great golf courses

[Nero Mero]

2. A puppet cannot function without his puppeteer Nt

[NanceGreggs]

3. This will go the same way ...

... it went with Kim Jung-Un.

The only thing Trump will have in his hand when he leaves this meeting is his own dick.

[Achilleaze]

4. "We don't give a shit about the ACTS OF WAR on America." - republicans

"Or our deceitful and treasonous republican Draft-Dodger-in-Chief. We got our juicy tax breaks for the wealthy, so screw all the other shit." - republicans

[duforsure]

5. Only an asset conspiring

Against the USA would now meet with putin.

[FreepFryer]

6. Go ahead Donny. We will have SIGINT and HUMINT of the meeting...

... so no need to speak clearly into the flower arrangements.

[BumRushDaShow]

7. ...

[Mc Mike]

8. I remember the quaint old days when repug politicians would

get on their high horse, and whine about anybody criticizing a (Repug) US president, when the president was overseas, or when the president was fighting a war against an enemy who attacked us.

Now we have a repug US president who goes overseas to pal around with the enemy who attacked us, and criticizes the US. Time for the repugs to toss all that stuff about 'politics stops at the waters' edge', and 'loyalty to country' down the memory hole.

[Delphinus]

9. Sure.

Because it's the DNC's fault - they didn't turn over something ...

And it's Obama's fault - it happened under his watch.

[marieo1]

10. minngal

Two vile, despicable human beings meeting together to plan how to further sabotage our USA. Of course, they don't want anyone else present!! I cannot believe, after all the insane things DJT has done and said, that this person is still running our country and no one seems capable of stopping him or even having any control over him at all.

[SWBTATTReg]

11. Traitors, all of them. Any of those also working under rump should also ...

be considered traitors, regardless of 'them following orders' for they are knowingly giving aid and comfort to our enemies, still!

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

12. Doubling down on stupid