Kremlin says Putin isn’t ready to accept Trump's invite to visit Washington amid president's latest shift on Russian meddling
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- The Kremlin on Tuesday said Russian President Vladimir Putin does not think it's the right time to accept President Donald Trump's invitation to visit Washington, DC, this fall.
- The apparent snub comes the week after after Trump's summit with Putin in Helsinki, Finland.
- Trump on Tuesday shifted his position on Russian election interference again, claiming it's targeting the 2018 midterms to help Democrats win.
The Kremlin on Tuesday said Russian President Vladimir Putin does not think it's the right time to accept President Donald Trump's invitation to visit Washington, DC, this fall. It said the two sides need to "let the dust settle" from the recent Trump-Putin summit in Helsinki, Finland, according to Reuters.
Yuri Ushakov, a top Kremlin aide, told reporters there are other potential venues for the two world leaders to meet in the near future, such as a meeting with G20 leaders in Argentina set for November.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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