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DID TRUMP REALLY LOOK WEAK?
BOTTOM LINE
•During a 46-minute joint press conference, Trumpdelivered no criticism of Russia’s annexation ofCrimea, no mention of the country’s alleged handin the recent use of a nerve agent on British soil and no criticism over its attempts to interfere
with the 2016 elections.
PUTIN’S OFFER TO TRUMP
• Trump praises Putin’s ‘incredible’ offer for special counsel investigators to ‘come and work’ with Russia on probe
• During the press conference, Putin said Russia would allow the special counsel to “send an official request” to theKremlin to question the 12 Russian intelligence officers charged with crimes related to election meddling just three days earlier by Mueller.
• Trump said Putin “offered to have the people working on the
case come and work with their investigators with respect to
the 12 people. I think that’s an incredible offer.
SYRIA
• Trump was in support of a policy that wouldamount to a reversal of the U.S. position at the
onset of the conflict.
•”Regime change is truly dead and buried now—no chance,”
NOTES
•Russia-Israel Deal Is Clear: IranAway From Border, Assad’s Rule Accepted
TURKEY ISSUE
• Earlier, US lawmakers protested against Ankara’s acquisition ofthe Russian-made air defence system. Their wrath was understandable given Turkey’s NATO membership. Besides,American policymakers believe that simultaneous exploitation of S-400 and US-made F-35 stealth fighter jets by Turkey mayexpose both secret capabilities and vulnerabilities of the new warplane.
• However, India is not a NATO member-state and has noappetite for procuring Lockheed Martin’s F-35.
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