White House aides reportedly tried to ignore Trump’s request to set up a meeting with Putin

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• President Donald Trump reportedly asked aides to set up a US-Russia summit after an informal chat with Vladimir Putin in November.
• Top aides from the National Security Council reportedly sidelined Trump’s request by ignoring and waiting to see if he brought the subject again.
• Trump has been criticized for his outreach to Russia, particularly after the Obama administration severed US-Russian ties following Putin’s annexation of Crimea.
• Trump is reportedly expected to meet Putin during the NATO summit in July.

Top aides from the National Security Council reportedly sidelined President Donald Trump’s request for a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin by ignoring and waiting to see if he brought the subject again, according to a Washington Post report published on Friday.

Trump privately asked aides to set up a US-Russia meeting after an informal chat with Putin during the the Asia-Pacific summit at Vietnam in November, US officials said. Trump shook hands and spoke briefly with Putin.

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