Economics
Russia Says Trump Initiated Friday's 1.5-Hour Call With Putin
- Putin urged sanctions relief for Pyongyang before missile test
- Trump at odds with his administration over Russia-Venezuela
U.S. President Donald Trump
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President Donald Trump initiated a lengthy call with his Russian counterpart on Friday, in which Vladimir Putin urged sanctions relief for North Korea and warned against interference in Venezuela, the Russian embassy in Washington said.
The leaders’ call lasted for 1.5 hours, according to a post on the embassy’s Facebook page, and the pair discussed a “shared commitment to step up dialogue in various areas, including on issues of strategic stability.” White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Friday the leaders spoke for more than an hour.