President Trump’s meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Wednesday was requested by Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to a report.
A White House spokesman told Politico that Putin requested the two meet during Trump’s last phone call with the foreign leader.
“He chose to receive him because Putin asked him to,” the spokesman said. “Putin did specifically ask on the call when they last talked.”
The White House said in a statement Trump expressed “his desire to build a better relationship between the United States and Russia” during the meeting.
The meeting was closed to the press, but both the Kremlin and the Russian Embassy in the United States tweeted photos of Trump with Lavrov and Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak.
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White House: Trump met with Russian foreign minister "because Putin asked him to" https://t.co/5NWJGZbPGP pic.twitter.com/PEaDUCNxNg
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Trump met with Russian foreign minister because Putin told him to.
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