Putin smiles as Washington ties itself in knots over Russia | Analysis by stcollinson
The Russian leader and former KGB officer could not resist some sardonic trolling on a day when the tortured legacy of the 2016 election sowed fresh mistrust and discord in Washington and the US President's eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., got caught in the fallout."Despite the exotic nature of the work of special counsel Mueller, we must give him credit," Putin said during a visit from US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Sochi on the Black Sea.
Trump Jr. reaches deal with Senate committee to testify 01:46 In another bitter front of the Russia drama, there was a tentative breakthrough.Trump Jr. and the Senate Intelligence Committee brokered a deal for him to return for a closed-doors testimony in mid-June.The agreement comes after the committee issued a subpoena last month that sparked intense conservative blowback against the Republican committee chairman, Sen. Richard Burr of North Carolina.
Pompeo prepares to meet Putin after Mueller report 01:33 Back on the Caucasian Riviera, Pompeo brought up the question of election meddling directly with the Russians -- with unusual clarity."I made clear to Foreign Minister Lavrov, as we've made clear for the past months, that interference in American elections is unacceptable," Pompeo said.
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