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US President Donald Trump no longer wants to meet his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin this year. Trump said the meeting is expected to take place as soon as the investigation into Russia is over, White House National Security Advisor John Bolton said on Wednesday (local time).
It was decided that after the meeting January 1, 2019 should take place. After his controversial summit with Putin in Helsinki, Trump said he would welcome the head of the Kremlin in Washington in the autumn
Violent criticism
Trump had been heavily criticized for his joint press conference with Putin in the Finnish capital. The Russian president denied any interference in the 2016 US presidential election. Trump described Putin's denunciation as "extremely strong and powerful", publicly opposing US intelligence estimates that such interference was proven. He has been heavily criticized for this. Many times, the US president has made clear or denied statements.
A special investigator examines the alleged Russian meddling in the presidential election, and also verifies the collusion between Trump's election campaign camp and Moscow. Trump has repeatedly referred to these investigations as "witch hunts".
Relations between the United States and Russia are as bad as they have been since the Cold War. Russia's behavior in Ukraine has also contributed to this. The United States does not accept the Russian-Ukrainian Crimea annexed in 2014 as Russian. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo once again called on Russia on Wednesday to end the occupation of the peninsula.
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