Earlier this week, both President Trump and President Putin made remarks to the press confirming that the U.S. and Russia are also discussing areas of possible economic cooperation, as part of their dialogue to normalize relations.
It began with Trump’s comments to journalists after his Monday, Feb. 24 meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron, according to RT:
“Before I came here, there was no communication with Russia whatsoever... But when I got here, one of the first calls I made was to President Putin, and we were treated with great respect. They want to end this war, so that’s a big thing.… I think it’s very much to Russia’s benefit to make a deal and to go on with leading Russia in a very positive way. I mean, that’s what I do. I do deals. My whole life is deals…. And I know when somebody wants to make it and when somebody doesn’t.”
Trump was asked about his plans to visit Moscow: “If all this gets settled down, which I think it will, sure, I would go there, and he’d come here too.” Asked if he might attend Russia’s Victory Day celebrations on May 9, Trump said that was “pretty soon,” but that a visit would occur “at the appropriate time.”
