President Donald Trump discussed Syria and the fight against Islamic State with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday in one of several calls with world leaders that the new US president used to put his stamp on international affairs.Trump’s call with Putin was their first since the New York businessman took office and came as officials said he was considering lifting sanctions on Moscow despite opposition from Democrats and Republicans at home and European allies abroad.Neither the White House nor the Kremlin mentioned a discussion of sanctions in their statements about the roughly hour-long call.”The positive call was a significant …read more
Source: Egypt Independent
