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Trump says he and Putin discussed getting humanitarian aid to Venezuela
Reuters by Yahoo ^ | May 4, 2019 | Steve Holland and Roberta Rampton

Posted on 05/03/2019 10:19:11 PM PDT by NorseViking

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he focused on humanitarian aid for Venezuelans during a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin, backing away from his administration's recent harsh rhetoric about Russian involvement in the crisis.

In a rare call, Trump and Putin spoke for more than an hour, their first known conversation since December and since tensions flared in Venezuela, where Washington backs opposition leader Juan Guaido and Moscow supports President Nicolas Maduro.

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TOPICS: Cuba; Foreign Affairs; Government; Russia
KEYWORDS: cuba; nicaragua; putin; robertarampton; russia; steveholland; trump; venezuela
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To: dp0622

Is that all they talked about? What about North Korea? China? Hillary? Nukes?


21 posted on 05/05/2019 3:35:12 PM PDT by Forward the Light Brigade (Into the Jaws of H*ll Onward! Ride to the sound of the guns!)
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To: Forward the Light Brigade

That would be bad if that’s all they talked about!


22 posted on 05/05/2019 3:47:07 PM PDT by dp0622 (The Left should know if.. Trump is kicked out of office, it is WAR)
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To: NorseViking

Could be another FakeNews story.


23 posted on 05/05/2019 4:12:21 PM PDT by McGruff
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