Trump, Putin speak via phone for second consecutive day [View all]
Source: UPI
APRIL 10, 2020 / 12:52 PM
By Clyde Hughes
April 10 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke via phone for the second consecutive day Friday as the two world leaders talked about oil production and the coronavirus pandemic.
The White House said Trump and Putin discussed ways to contain COVID-19, the local energy market likely dealing with the OPEC-Plus meeting this week and other "bilateral and global issues."
OPEC-Plus and Russia came to a preliminary agreement to slash oil production by 10 million barrels per day for two months, eventually lessening that reduction to 6 million per day by January. The deal still needs to win approval by member Mexico.
The Kremlin said the two discussed cooperation in space but did not go into detail.
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