Trump says meeting with Putin 'not always conciliatory' - CNBC

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump receives a football from Russian President Vladimir Putin as they hold a joint news conference after their meeting in Helsinki, Finland July 16, 2018. REUTERS/Grigory Dukor/File Photo - Copyright Grigory Dukor(Reuters)

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Published on 20/07/2018 - 13:02•Updated 19/04/2024 - 17:48

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump defended his efforts to build a relationship with Russian leader Vladimir Putin in a television interview broadcast Friday, saying their conversation was not always agreeable.

"So I had a meeting that lasted for more than two hours. It wasn't always conciliatory," Trump told CNBC in an interview recorded on Thursday. "We discussed lots of good things for both countries, frankly."