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Trump about the status of Crimea: "See"
US President Donald Trump told reporters that he intends to discuss during a meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin the situation in Syria and Ukraine, as well as the topic of intervention attributed to Russia in the American presidential election.
“I will talk with him about everything,” Trump said, talking with reporters on board the aircraft on the way to New Jersey. “We are going to talk about Ukraine, about Syria, about the elections. We do not want anyone to intervene in our elections. We will talk about the events taking place in the world. We will talk about the world,” he added.
“We can even talk about saving millions of dollars in weapons,” the head of the White House continued. “Perhaps we will be able to defuse the situation in the world with the help of China and Russia,” Trump added. “It would be nice. I think that it would be good to establish relations with China and Russia” (quote for TASS).
Journalists asked Trump if he plans to cancel the sanctions imposed against Russia. “We will see what steps Russia will take,” he said. “We intend to discuss many issues with Russia.” The president’s statements are given by a pool of journalists accredited to the White House.
Trump was also asked if the United States would agree with Russia's claim to the Crimea, seized from Ukraine in 2014. “Let's see,” the American leader answered. According to him, at a meeting with Putin, which should take place on July 16 in Helsinki , Crimea will become one of many of the summons, Bloomberg reports.
Recall that in recent weeks, Trump has repeatedly made it clear that his administration does not exclude the possibility of recognizing Crimea by Russian. So, at the Summit of the "Big Seven" in Canada, commenting on the "Crimean question", Trump said that since 2014 "a lot of time has passed" , and that Russia has already "came and spent a lot of money on the Crimea." He also drew attention to the fact that "all the inhabitants of the peninsula speak Russian." The White House refused to comment on the words of their boss.