Trump and Putin set to meet in Vietnam, Kremlin says

[DonViejo]

Source: CNBC




Sam Meredith | @smeredith19

Published 4 Hours Ago

President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin will likely meet on the sidelines of an economic summit in Vietnam Friday, according to a Kremlin spokesperson.

"Right now the time of the meeting is being agreed," presidential aide, Yuri Ushakov, told reporters Thursday, according to Russian news agencies.

Trump and Putin are both expected to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Corporation (APEC) leaders' meeting which opens in Danang, Vietnam on Friday.

The U.S. and Russian leaders first met in July at the G-20 summit in Hamburg, Germany. However, bilateral relations have since become increasingly fraught, with Congress imposing fresh sanctions on Russia, Moscow limiting the number of U.S. diplomats in the country and the closure of diplomatic offices by the U.S.

Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2017/11/09/trump-and-putin-set-to-meet-in-vietnam-kremlin-says.html

[mdbl]

1. Maybe trump needs to discuss loan repayments

he personally owes to the Russian banks.

[keithbvadu2]

2. He is feeling much better now

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

3. Time for Trump's first performance review by Putin

In terms of destroying the social and economic foundation of the country, he gets high marks, but as far as lifting the sanctions on Russia he gets "fails to meet expectations."

[TeamPooka]

4. An American President couldn't get Trump to go to Vietnam but Vladimir Putin could. nt

[heaven05]

5. will they have

a private room and room service? A 'do not disturb' sign on door? The lovers must be happy about their rendezvous....and in a country that TURNED BACK the military might of the United States and had us, in MAY 1975, running out of Saigon with our tail between our legs.
Leaving behind, to a certain death, thousands of Vietnamese nationals that helped this country try to subjugate that little SE asian country.

[camelfan]

6. I can hear it now...

Trump: "Look, I've been stonewalling for a while now! When are you going to publish those Crooked Hillary emails?"
Putin: "What is 'stonewalling?'"
Trump: "Keeping the hounds at bay through lying and misdirection. Melania told me it's something Nixon, my hero, used to say."
Putin: "Nice. Plus, it evokes your own border wall. How's that coming, by the way?"
Trump: "It's big, very big. It's coming along--people are saying it's gonna be the best wall EVER--and I'll get China to pay for it!"
Putin: "China? Don't you mean Mexico?"
Trump: "No, China has more money than Mexico. They love me there. Look at this tie! It's quality, Trump quality! I told you I would be a job creator!"
Putin: "It's longer than the lines for bread under the old Soviet regime."
Trump: "One more thing: I'm going to need another $250 million for construction to begin. I've got a yuuuge construction crew...headed to Iraq."
Putin: "Syria!"
Trump: "Yes, Syria. Trump Tower Damascus! People are saying it'll be huge--no collusion with Assad--and I'll get ISIS to pay for it!"
Putin: "You will have it, my friend. But first, we have to talk about your interest rate. We need to raise it to 35%!"
Trump: "What? That's outrageous! Never!"
Putin (to an aide): "GET THE TAPE!"
Trump: "Vladdy, no! I'll pay, I'll pay! I'll never question you again."

[lagomorph777]

7. Trump will be the next "Hanoi Jane."

only for real.

[lark]

8. It will be in a private closed setting, I'd bet!

What they do together can't be shown in the light of day.

[LudwigPastorius]

9. Trump's going to ask Vlad if he can borrow a cup of polonium.