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White House Contradicts Trump on Whether He Discussed Sanctions with Putin

HeadlineJul 11, 2017

The White House is contradicting President Trump’s own claims about whether he discussed sanctions during his meeting Friday with Russian President Vladimir Putin. On Sunday, Trump tweeted, “Sanctions were not discussed at my meeting with President Putin. Nothing will be done until the Ukrainian & Syrian problems are solved!” But on Monday, White House Deputy Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said the conversation did include a discussion of the sanctions, which were imposed by the Obama administration in December in response to the alleged Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election. This morning, Russian media outlets cited Russian Foreign Ministry sources saying they are considering expelling about 30 U.S. diplomats and seizing control of U.S. diplomatic buildings in retaliation for the sanctions.

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