Prez Putin accepts Prez Donald Trump’s invitation to Washington citing strengthening relations

Moscow, July 28: Bonding over diplomatic relations, Russian President Vladimir Putin accepted United States President Donald Trump’s invitation to visit the White House. On a similar note, Russian President Vladimir Putin said an invitation has been sent to the US President which the White House confirmed citing President Donald Trump is willing to visit Moscow.

In a statement by White House press secretary, Sarah Sanders stated, “President Trump looks forward to having President Putin to Washington after the first of the year, and he is open to visiting Moscow upon receiving a formal invitation.” 

On Wednesday, the White House announced that a planned follow-up meeting between Trump and Putin in Washington, originally expected to take place this fall, will instead be pushed to next year.

 

Prez Putin in a press conference of BRICS Summit in Johannesburg said that he was prepared to visit Trump in Washington and that he had also invited the president to Moscow. Either way, Putin said, the timing for such a visit had to be right and an apparent reference to White House claims that the next Putin-Trump summit needs to wait until after the conclusion of special counsel Robert Mueller’s probe into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential campaign.

White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders said: "President Trump looks forward to having President Putin to Washington after the first of the year, and he is open to visiting Moscow upon receiving a formal invitation.

The overture comes just weeks after Trump sparked outrage by refusing to accuse Russia of meddling in the 2016 Presidential election.