Trump, Putin briefly talk during opening photo at Asia-Pacific summit

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)President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin will not hold a formal meeting at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit here in Vietnam, White House press secretary Sarah Sanders told reporters aboard Air Force One on Friday.
But the two world leaders did briefly meet during the so-called APEC class photo, where all the heads of state come together to take a photo before the summit officially starts. Trump and Putin shook hands and had a briefly spoke before the photo was snapped.
The two leaders, both wearing an oversized, blue traditional-style Vietnamese shirt provided by the host country, stood next to one another for the picture.

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Citing "scheduling conflicts on both sides," though, Sanders said no formal meeting will take place during the two-day gathering, but that an informal interaction between the two world leaders was likely to happen, a notion reinforced by her Russian counterparts.
"Regarding a Putin meeting, there was never a meeting confirmed, and there will not be one that takes place due to scheduling conflicts on both sides," Sanders said. "There is no formal meeting or anything scheduled for them."
She added: "Now, they're going to be in the same place. Are they going to bump into each other and say hello? Certainly possible, and likely. But in terms of a scheduled, formal meeting, there's not one on the calendar and we don't anticipate that there will be one."
Sanders' statement contradicts what the Russian side told reporters for the last two days, adding to the drama around how Trump and Putin will interact at the international summit.
"The meeting will take place on the sidelines," Putin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said after Sanders' statement, adding that some encounter will take place "one way or another."
Both the US and Russian sides appeared to indicate, however, that the two world leaders are likely to converse in some way during the two-day gathering.
The possibility of a Trump and Putin meeting has hung over the economic summit, with any interaction -- formal or informal -- threatening to overshadow the President's lengthy trip through Asia.
http://www.cnn.com/2017/11/09/politics/donald-trump-vladimir-putin-vietnam/index.html
 
a meeting of the minds on North Korea would have been very helpful,if not also on Syrian political settlements etc.

I'm sure Trump doesn't want to take political grief over "Russian collusion" however from the Russiaphobes
 
anatta said:
)President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin will not hold a formal meeting at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit here in Vietnam, White House press secretary Sarah Sanders told reporters aboard Air Force One on Friday.
But the two world leaders did briefly meet during the so-called APEC class photo, where all the heads of state come together to take a photo before the summit officially starts. Trump and Putin shook hands and had a briefly spoke before the photo was snapped.
The two leaders, both wearing an oversized, blue traditional-style Vietnamese shirt provided by the host country, stood next to one another for the picture.

171110103001-01-trump-putin-handshake-apec-1110-exlarge-169.jpg


Citing "scheduling conflicts on both sides," though, Sanders said no formal meeting will take place during the two-day gathering, but that an informal interaction between the two world leaders was likely to happen, a notion reinforced by her Russian counterparts.
"Regarding a Putin meeting, there was never a meeting confirmed, and there will not be one that takes place due to scheduling conflicts on both sides," Sanders said. "There is no formal meeting or anything scheduled for them."
She added: "Now, they're going to be in the same place. Are they going to bump into each other and say hello? Certainly possible, and likely. But in terms of a scheduled, formal meeting, there's not one on the calendar and we don't anticipate that there will be one."
Sanders' statement contradicts what the Russian side told reporters for the last two days, adding to the drama around how Trump and Putin will interact at the international summit.
"The meeting will take place on the sidelines," Putin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said after Sanders' statement, adding that some encounter will take place "one way or another."
Both the US and Russian sides appeared to indicate, however, that the two world leaders are likely to converse in some way during the two-day gathering.
The possibility of a Trump and Putin meeting has hung over the economic summit, with any interaction -- formal or informal -- threatening to overshadow the President's lengthy trip through Asia.
http://www.cnn.com/2017/11/09/politics/donald-trump-vladimir-putin-vietnam/index.html
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Ah, the look of love is in his eyes!
 
anatta said:
a meeting of the minds on North Korea would have been very helpful,if not also on Syrian political settlements etc.

I'm sure Trump doesn't want to take political grief over "Russian collusion" however from the Russiaphobes
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Don’t you mean the mind?
 
Cool 90's Kid said:
Is this your masturbation material for the next two weeks?
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ha ha (not). consider your obsession of eliminating nationalism - which is pure fantasy.

Now consider the treatys of nationalism -in this case NATO- where we pump more and more billions upon billions of $ into in an ever escalating stalemate.

If you wanted live in a better world, the way to do it is not by unchecked militarization where more and more redundant weapon systems increase tensions; but to meet as equals and reduce money and militarization for peace.

If we don't have a meeting of the minds, we are left with mindless escalations.
 
All that was confirmed is that they are not meeting formally, there is no scheduled meeting

"Citing "scheduling conflicts on both sides," though, Sanders said no formal meeting will take place during the two-day gathering, butthat an informal interaction between the two world leaders was likely to happen, a notion reinforced by her Russian counterparts."
 
archives said:
All that was confirmed is that they are not meeting formally, there is no scheduled meeting

"Citing "scheduling conflicts on both sides," though, Sanders said no formal meeting will take place during the two-day gathering, butthat an informal interaction between the two world leaders was likely to happen, a notion reinforced by her Russian counterparts."
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any talking is better then no talking.
when it was NATO vs.the Soviet Union we always talked.
Lower level talks led to agendas that could be worked out by summit diplomacy.

With current U.S. Russiaphobia and sanctions protocol there is nothing but hostility by both sides.

so i guess there really isn't much of an agenda -except North Korea- and by not having consoltations on that
leaves little chance for any improvements/co-ordinations
 
Darth Omar said:
Which was just one of the messes left from the prior administration.
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well you can't blame Syria on Obama -or even the Russian building air/army support bases and upgrading Tartus
into a full naval base.

He does get blame for funding "the rebels" ( and the weapons thy got stolen then went to al-Nusra)
and not talking to Putin to help re-shape Syria post war.

Russian Naval Facility in Tartus Could Be Upgraded to Naval Base in 1.5-2 Years
https://sputniknews.com/military/201701201049831567-tartus-russia-naval-base-syria/
A Russian naval repairs and maintenance facility in the Syrian port of Tartus could be overhauled to a full-scale naval base capable of hosting large warships, including aircraft carriers, within two years, a senior Russian lawmaker said Friday.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Russia and Syria signed on January 18 an agreement on the expansion and modernization of the Tartus facility, stipulating its use by Moscow for at least next 49 years.

"We will not delay the modernization of Tartus [facility]…Judging from experience, I think that the infrastructure in Tartus could be upgraded to meet our requirements in 1.5-2 years," Viktor Ozerov, head of the Russian Federation Council's defense committee, told RIA Novosti.

According to Ozerov, the upgraded base will be able to host all types of warships, including aircraft carriers and nuclear-powered submarines, and provide a wide range of logistics, maintenance and repair services.
 
HANOI, Vietnam — President Donald Trump said Saturday that Russia’s Vladimir Putin again denied interfering in the 2016 U.S. elections. But Trump declined to say whether he believed the Russian leader.

“He says he didn’t meddle. I asked him again. You can only ask so many times,” Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One on the trip to Hanoi, Vietnam. “Every time he sees me, he said: ‘I didn’t do that.’ And I believe, I really believe that when he tells me that he means it.”

Trump and Putin did not have a formal meeting while they were in Vietnam for an economic summit, but the two spoke informally several times and reached agreement on a number of principles for the future of war-torn Syria. But Trump made clear that the issue of Russian meddling in the election hovers over the leaders’ relationship — Putin is “insulted” by the accusation, Trump said. In a blistering partisan attack, Trump accused Democrats of using the election issue to create a barrier between the U.S. and Russia as the nations work on crises in Syria and Ukraine.

“Having a good relationship with Russia’s a great, great thing. And this artificial Democratic hit job gets in the way,” Trump told reporters, once again casting doubt on the U.S. intelligence community’s conclusion that Russia did try to interfere in the election. “People will die because of it.”

Trump’s suggestion that he may believe Putin over his own nation’s intelligence community is certain to re-ignite the firestorm over the election meddling. Meanwhile, a special counsel investigation of potential collusion between Moscow and Trump campaign aides so far has resulted in two indictments for financial and other crimes unrelated to the campaign, as well as a guilty plea.

Trump said the probe into the election hacking was a “fake barrier” placed by Democrats that was hurting the United States’ ability to have a relationship with Russia, a distraction that was putting lives at stake.

The Kremlin issued a statement Saturday saying that the leaders met during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation conference in Denang and reached agreement on a number of principles for the future of the civil war-torn country now that the Islamic State group has largely been pushed out. Among the agreements’ key points, according to the Russians, were an affirmation of de-escalation zones, a system to prevent dangerous incidents between American and Russian forces, and a commitment to a peaceful solution governed by a Geneva peace process.

The Kremlin quickly promoted the agreement as the White House stayed silent. Trump told reporters that the deal was reached “very quickly” and that it would save a number of lives. And he praised his relationship with Putin, saying “We seem to have a very good feeling for each other and a good relationship, considering we don’t know each other well.”

Snippets of video of conference events have shown Trump and Putin shaking hands and chatting, including during the world leaders’ traditional group photo. The two walked together down a path to the photo site, conversing amiably, with Trump punctuating his thoughts with hand gestures and Putin smiling.

Journalists traveling with Trump were not granted access to any of the APEC events he participated in in the picturesque tropical seaside city.

White House officials worked quietly behind the scenes negotiating with the Kremlin over a formal meeting. The Russians raised expectations for such a session and Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One en route to Asia that it was “expected we’ll meet with Putin” to discuss issues including ramping up pressure on North Korea to halt its nuclear and ballistic weapons program.As speculation built, the two sides tried to craft the framework of a deal on the future of Syria that Trump and Putin could announce in a formal bilateral meeting, according to two administration officials not authorized to speak publicly about private discussions.
http://nypost.com/2017/11/11/trump-claims-putin-still-denies-meddling-in-2016-race/
 
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