White House spokesman Josh Earnest suggested during Thursday’s briefing that the Russians were “desperate” for president Vladimir Putin to meet with President Obama next week.
Obama and Putin will have a face-to-face meeting in New York at the United Nations General Assembly, amid tensions over Russian aggression in Syria and Ukraine. The announcement was made by Russian spokesman Dmitry Peskov, who said the meeting would focus on the Syrian crisis, and was confirmed later by the White House.
ABC reporter Jonathan Karl pressed Earnest on why the Russians broke the news of the meeting first.
“The Kremlin has been quite forthright in saying …read more
Source: The Washington Free Beacon
