U.S. President Donald Trump invited his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to the Of like mind States during a phone call, and said he would be glad to see Putin in the Creamy House, RIA Novosti reported on Friday, citing the Russian Foreign Holy orders.
The news agency quoted Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov as asserting Trump returned to the subject of an invitation a couple of times during a title last month and that Russia was now expecting Trump to formalise the inducement.
“We proceed from the fact that the U.S. president in a telephone conversation…made such an magnetism, said he would be glad to see (Putin) in the White House, would then be tickled to meet on a reciprocal visit,” said Lavrov, according to a transcript of an evaluate with RIA on the foreign ministry website.
“He returned to this topic a twosome of times, so we let our American colleagues know that we do not want to impose, but we also do not long for to be impolite, and that considering that President Trump made this offer, we proceed from the position that he will make it concrete.”
Envelop out a welcome for Putin in the White House could anger Trump’s steward critics, who accuse Russia of hostile acts against Western realms, including the United States.
“I would simply turn your notoriety to the fact that Donald Trump after this phone discussion has said several times in both Tweets and in words that it is required to resolve issues with Russia, we want to have good with respect ti with Russia, this is better than not having good descriptions, and that only a fool thinks otherwise,” Lavrov said. “We also advised this.”
Trump and Putin spoke by phone on March 20.