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Trump Aides Deny Summit with Putin Planned

  • January, 15, 2017 - 15:58
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Trump Aides Deny Summit with Putin Planned

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Two top aides to US President-elect Donald Trump on Sunday denied a published report on Saturday that he is planning to hold a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin weeks after taking office.

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The Sunday Times of London had said that Trump had told British officials that such a summit was being planned, possibly to be staged in the Icelandic capital of Reykjavik.

"The story is a fantasy," one Trump aide told Reuters, speaking on condition of anonymity. Another said the report was not true.

Trump, who takes office on Jan. 20, has spoken of seeking warmer relations with Russia.

He told the Wall Street Journal on Friday that he would "at least for a period of time" maintain sanctions against Russia put in place by President Barack Obama for cyber hacking.

But Trump suggested to the newspaper that he might lift the sanctions if Russia proved helpful in the fight against Islamic State militants and on other US objectives.

Two of Trump's cabinet picks, Secretary of State nominee Rex Tillerson and Defense Secretary nominee James Mattis, have signaled a far harsher tone toward Moscow in their Senate confirmation hearings.

US intelligence agencies blame Russia for alleged cyber hacking that interfered with the US presidential election.

 
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