U.S. President Donald Trump called Vladimir Putin to congratulate the Russian leader on his victory in Sunday’s presidential election and discuss setting up a face-to-face meeting, both the Kremlin and the White House said Tuesday, despite reports of widespread irregularities in the Russian vote. The call — which the Kremlin described as “constructive” and Trump called “very good” — comes less than a week after the U.S. joined NATO allies Britain, France and Germany in a joint statement declaring Moscow “highly likely” to have used a rare chemical weapon to try to assassinate former Russian intelligence officer Sergei Skripal on …read more
Source: VICE News
