

“As far as I understand it, they haven’t done it out of principle, there are just some things that should not be public.” “I assure you there was nothing that would have compromised President Trump there,” Putin said. Trump has also faced criticism over his confiscation of translator notes from a separate conversation with Putin. The White House faced questions after the Helsinki summit when it emerged that the official transcript from the Trump-Putin Helsinki summit omitted a portion of a question. If somebody wants to know something - just publish it, we don’t mind.” Putin added: “So when there were attempts to launch a scandal regarding my meeting with Trump in Helsinki - we directly told the administration to just publish it.

Mike Pompeo gave a very evasive answer when asked about the Ukraine call (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images) Sean Gallup/Getty Images Europe/Getty Images policies towards the Middle East and Iran have increasingly diverged since the Trump administration took power.

Many European countries are only sending junior representatives or leaving the two-day conference early as E.U. The ministerial is a conference on the Middle East sponsored by the Polish and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (C) and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attend the group photo at the Ministerial to Promote a Future of Peace and Security in the Middle East on Februin Warsaw, Poland. “Look, I haven’t been president all my life, but my previous life taught me that any of my conversation can become public,” said Putin when asked to about the Trump-Ukraine scandal and ensuing impeachment inquiry. Putin also commented on the scandal surrounding US President Donald Trump’s July 25 call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, saying Moscow asked the White House to release details of his 2018 conversation with Trump in Helsinki. “We are engaged in resolving internal problems and are primarily focused on this.” “You know, we have enough of our own problems,” Putin continued. Putin was appearing on a panel at Russian Energy Week, along with OPEC Secretary General Mohammed Barkindo and others. “Just don’t tell anyone,” he added, in a stage whisper. When asked about concerns the Russia might interfere in the 2020 US elections, he replied: “I’ll tell you a secret: Yes, we’ll definitely do it,” Putin said. Russian President Vladimir Putin poked fun at the ongoing political crisis in the US by joking about election meddling Wednesday.
