Trump wants Putin summit in Reykjavik - Britain fears leak of its secrets to Moscow

[TubbersUK]

Last edited Sun Jan 15, 2017, 05:45 AM - Edit history (4)

Source: The Sunday Times

Donald Trump is planning to hold a summit with Vladimir Putin within weeks of becoming president emulating Ronald Reagans Cold War deal-making in Reykjavik with Mikhail Gorbachev.

Trump and his team have told British officials that their first foreign trip will be a meeting with the Russian leader, with the Icelandic capital in pole position to host the superpower talks as it did three decades ago.

In a bid to reset western relations with the Kremlin, Trump will begin work on a deal limiting nuclear weapons. Sources who have discussed the plans with officials at the Russian embassy in London say Moscow is set to agree to a summit between the two leaders.



A US intelligence source said the CIA and other agencies saw Trump as a hostile actor who was very possibly compromised by Russia. A British intelligence source with extensive transatlantic experience said US spies had labelled Trump and his advisers links to the Kremlin problematic.

Until we have established whether Trump and senior members of his team can be trusted, were going to hold back, the source said.



Read more: http://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/news/trump-wants-putin-summit-in-reykjavik-rc909n9t0

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It's a long article but very much worth reading. Lots of interesting little nuggets.

ETA: Note Trump's first foreign trip will be to meet with Russia.

ETA: Trump spox has since tweeted to deny the report:

[div class"excerpt"]Sean Spicer @seanspicer

not true - report is 100% false #facts

[highplainsdem]

1. K&R

[Cracklin Charlie]

2. "Until we have established "

How much longer is that gonna take?

[hedda_foil]

26. There are known unknowns and there are known unknowns ...

There is sarsparilla and there is root beer.
There are unknown unknowns and unknown unknowns.
And there is a Russian spy in the White House.

Gloriosky, Mother, I'm sure glad I'm not in government any more.

[2naSalit]

41. I'm seriously

rethinking returning to federal service this year myself.

[Drahthaardogs]

36. I keep wondering how long before our allies see him

As a threat to their own security? Then what happens? Do they literally target him?

[dalton99a]

3. So no White House state dinner for our Russian master.

[justhanginon]

4. Maybe we will get lucky and trump will go to Reykjavik,

defect and go home to Mother Russia with Vlad. His wife and spawn can follow later at their leisure with our blessing.

[2naSalit]

42. Nope...

they will have to exit simultaneously, with millions of pitchforks shoved up their asses.

[mopinko]

5. i was reading the newsweek article which mentioned "buyer's remorse" in moscow.

this should be interesting. especially if he takes his pretorian guard and disses the secret service.

maybe pootie will make him some nice, glowing tea.

[HurricaneWarning]

6. First, Israel won't share intel;

Now the Brits are having second thoughts, too. Oh yes, I feel a whole lot safer with DT in charge!

[avebury]

11. I would be really surprised if any of the US allies

would be willing to share intelligence data with the US as long as Trump and his minions are in control. They have no reason to trust Trump and more reason to think that he would share any intelligence with Putin.

I think that most of our allies will appear to humor Trump while playing games with him all along. I think that there will be a lot of backroom talks among our allies to develop ways to freeze Trump and his minions out without them actually realizing what is going on.

[Ilsa]

21. I'm expecting lots of bland intel reports, LOL.

I think you're probably right: intel will be shared to keep the real players in the know, and freeze Trumputin and his cronies and cabinet out.

[Chemisse]

12. I'm glad other countries are taking this seriously,

Maybe that will help take this issue out of the political arena and be recognized as something all Americans should be worried about.

[central scrutinizer]

40. Remember Valerie Plame?

Republicans have no qualms about undermining the US intelligence apparatus if it helps them politically

[mdbl]

7. Get the evidence the day of the inauguration

and impeach trump and remove him from office. The American voter isn't always right or very intelligent. They definitely Fu@&ed up this time. Oh wait, they did the same thing with the house and senate. Oh well.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

8. "ETA: Note Trump's first foreign trip will be to Russia."

Iceland's now part of Russia?

Check for zoning variance requests for golf courses.

[TubbersUK]

19. LOL - just me having a brain fart n//t

fixed now

[tenorly]

9. Big League.

[harun]

10. So Putin and Trump are going to work out how they are going to shape

the world in their image?

What could possibly go wrong?

[colorado_ufo]

17. Or divide up the world.

[hedda_foil]

27. If they're dividing up the world, shouldn't they be meeting in Yalta?

[colorado_ufo]

43. Or wherever he plans to build his next hotel.

[Chemisse]

13. Trump needs to spill our stated secrets in person.

Even a courier is not safe for handing over all the goodies he learned in intel briefings.

[colorado_ufo]

18. That!

[ProudLib72]

14. The CIA

should know how to take care of this problem.

[jimlup]

15. He's going to meet with Putin first

to give him the keys. It's simple treason.

[ancianita]

16. Wonder what US allies will say about this. Not that they welcome him. But still.

[SteamAddict]

20. President Obama needs to move against Russia now

We have one week before we are a essentially a Russian vassal state. This is giving me panic attacks.

[world wide wally]

22. Is this for Trump to sign the official surrender papers?

[MatthewStLouis]

23. Oh,

it's probably just to share ideas for more "Trumped up, trickle down."

[Denzil_DC]

24. Sean Spicer's now tweeted a denial about the Putin meeting plan:

Last edited Sun Jan 15, 2017, 01:18 AM - Edit history (1)

Sean Spicer @seanspicer

not true - report is 100% false #facts

So ... it's definitely going ahead, or they've backed off because of the optics given the current media furor and adverse polling?

[TubbersUK]

29. I'll add this to the OP n/t

[Denzil_DC]

38. The UK Russian Embassy has found a high horse to clamber aboard:

Russian Embassy @RussianEmbassy

.@thesundaytimes a test of common decency- will they apologize for a false reference to "a source" at our Embassy?

[MADem]

25. Does Trump think he's Reagan?

Reagan had Alzheimer's....

Maybe not the association he wants to make.

Will Iceland allow an advocate of sexual assault to 'summit' in their land? I should think they wouldn't find his pussygrabbing attitudes very acceptable.

[olddad56]

28. trump thinks he is God

[underpants]

30. You said "pole position"

[TubbersUK]

31. Trump aides deny summit with Putin planned

Report now being denied by Trump's team.

Two top aides to President-elect Donald Trump denied a published report on Saturday that he is planning to hold a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin weeks after taking office.

The Sunday Times of London reported that Trump had told British officials that such a summit was being planned, possibly to be staged in the Icelandic capital of Reykjavik.

"The story is a fantasy," one Trump aide told Reuters, speaking on condition of anonymity. Another said the report was not true.

http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-usa-trump-russia-idUKKBN14Z03A?il=0

[JawJaw]

32. America's new "special relationship". n/t

[briv1016]

33. So Donald's planning a Reykjavik honeymoon for his new groom.

On the tax payers dime of course. Keep an eye out for line-items like "candlelight dinner," "honeymoon suite," and "couples massage."

[integralmatrix]

34. Iceland may not let it

Iceland is known for its no-nonsense population that has literally chased countless number of corrupt politician out of office. I doubt Trump will be welcome there

[Vinca]

35. All countries should fear the leak of their secrets from Trump to Putin.

Their spy agencies need to get to work so we can throw the guy out. It appears our FBI is compromised which makes our situation especially dire.

[UCmeNdc]

37. Britain is right!!!! Watch out for the US spies now. Who is who now?

[bucolic_frolic]

39. Is blackmail in plain sight whitemail?

[Blue Idaho]

44. "PissFest 2017"

Beginning of a new golden era in Russian/US relations.