Recent report by News Digest disclose that U.S. President Donald Trump has invited Russian President Vladimir Putin to Washington for a summit in October, the White House has said.
White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said in a tweet that Trump asked his National Security Adviser, John Bolton, to extend the invitation to the Russian leader.
Sanders said: “In Helsinki, @POTUS agreed to ongoing working level dialogue between the two security council staffs.
“President Trump asked @AmbJohnBolton to invite President Putin to Washington in the fall and those discussions are already underway.”
Sanders announced the invitation less than an hour after the Republican-led Senate effectively rebuked President Donald Trump for considering Russia’s request to question U.S. officials.
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The development followed growing criticisms over the Trump’s relationship with Putin following their summit in Helsinki on Monday.
Meanwhile New Digest added that The Senate, in a resolution adopted 98-0 by senators across the aisle, called on the U.S. to refuse to make any officials available for interrogation by Putin’s government.
Shortly before the vote was scheduled to begin, Sanders issued a statement rejecting the Russian proposal.
“It is a proposal that was made in sincerity by President Putin, but President Trump disagrees with it,” Sanders said.
Nevertheless The Senate’s vote is nonbinding but it marked a rare decision by Republican leader Mitch McConnell to take up a resolution written by top Democrat Chuck Schumer undercutting the Republican president. (NAN)