![]() ![]() She told Mr Putin during the meeting that "there cannot be a normalisation of our bilateral relationship until Russia stops the irresponsible and destabilising activity," according to Downing Street. The two spent weeks in critical condition but eventually recovered.īritain has accused Russia of poisoning them with the nerve agent Novichok, which Moscow has denied.īefore their meeting - their first since poisonings that also resulted in the death of a British citizen - Mrs May said Britain would push for the two Russian military intelligence officers accused of involvement in the attack to be brought to justice. Mrs May again confronted Mr Putin over the March 2018 nerve agent attack on double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia in the British city of Salisbury. The friendly tone of Mr Putin's exchange with Mr Trump stood in sharp contrast to the Russian leader's frosty meeting with outgoing British Prime Minister Theresa May. "He lost the election and was put into office because the Russians interfered." May confronts Putin over nerve agent attack "I think the interference, though not yet quantified, if fully investigated would show that Trump didn't actually win the election in 2016. ![]() "There is no doubt that the Russians did interfere in the election," Mr Carter said at a human rights discussion in Leesburg, Virginia. The Democrat said he believed Russian interference put Mr Trump into the White House, though he did not elaborate. "President Trump is basically giving Putin a green light to interfere in 2020," Mr Schumer tweeted.įormer President Jimmy Carter had even harsher words. He said the joke is on America and "Putin's the only one laughing". Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer criticised Mr Trump for kidding around about election meddling. He said in advance of the meeting with Mr Putin that he expected a "very good conversation" with the Russian leader but told reporters, "what I say to him is none of your business". ![]()
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