US President Donald Trump has tweeted that “it is time to move forward in working constructively with Russia,” citing a ceasefire negotiated for southwest Syria.
The meeting of Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin lasted more than two hours in Hamburg on Friday, the first day of the G20 summit.
“We negotiated a ceasefire in parts of Syria which will save lives. Now it is time to move forward in working constructively with Russia!” Trump wrote on Twitter.
Trump also tweeted that he and Russian President Vladimir Putin had discussed forming an impenetrable cybersecurity unit to prevent election hacking.
The US president, however, later clarified that the fact that he discussed a joint cybersecurity unit with Putin “doesn’t mean I think it can happen.”
Trump added that he had “strongly pressed” Putin “twice about Russian meddling in our election.”
“He [Putin] vehemently denied it. I’ve already given my opinion,” he said.
Putin confirmed on Saturday that the accusations claiming Russia meddled in the US election had been addressed during his conversation with Trump.
“He [Trump] asked many questions on that subject. I answered those questions as best I could. I think he took it into consideration and agreed with me, but you should really ask him how he feels about it,” Putin said.
