- Title: U.S. foreign policy under Trump's administration in 2019.
- Date: 19th December 2019
- Summary: President Vladimir Putin told U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday (May 14) that he sensed that U.S. President Donald Trump genuinely wanted to repair battered relations between Russia and the United States. SOCHI, RUSSIA (FILE - MAY 14, 2019) (RUSSIAN POOL) U.S. SECRETARY OF STATE MIKE POMPEO (LEFT) AND RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN SHAKING HANDS AND POSING FOR PHOTOGRAPHS / PUTIN SHAKING HANDS WITH U.S. DELEGATION MEDIA (SOUNDBITE) (Russian) RUSSIAN PRESIDENT, VLADIMIR PUTIN, SAYING: "As you know, very recently, a couple of days ago I had the pleasure to speak to the President of the United States over the phone. I developed an impression that Mr. President is set for the restoration of the Russian-American ties, contacts, resolving problems that are important for both sides together. For our part, we have said multiple times that we would also want to regain ties in full." MEETING IN PROGRESS Russia and the United States on Tuesday (May 14) confirmed their commitment to work on the improvement of strained ties, as U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. SOCHI, RUSSIA (FILE - MAY 14, 2019) (RUSSIAN POOL) UNITED STATES SECRETARY OF STATE MIKE POMPEO AND RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTER SERGEI LAVROV SEATED AT MEETING (SOUNDBITE) (Russian) RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTER, SERGEI LAVROV, SAYING: "We understand that there have been a number of suspicions and misconceptions accumulated by both sides. But neither you nor we are winning anything from it. On the contrary this mutual bitterness is increasing security risks for you and for us and causing alarm among the whole international community." (SOUNDBITE) (Russian) RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTER, SERGEI LAVROV, SAYING: "(STARTS OVER TALKS IN PROGRESS) I believe it's time to build (CONTINUES WITH LAVROV IN SHOT) a new more constructive matrix of mutual perception. We are ready for it. In case - of course - our American partners are also showing reciprocal interest." POMPEO SMILING Russian President Vladimir Putin warned on Thursday (June 6) there was a significant risk that the international system for nuclear arms control could break down, saying talks with Washington on extending the New START nuclear arms treaty had yet to begin. ST PETERSBURG, RUSSIA (FILE - JUNE 6, 2019) (RUSSIAN POOL) (SOUNDBITE) (Russian) RUSSIAN PRESIDENT, VLADIMIR PUTIN, SAYING (SPEAKING ABOUT U.S.-RUSSIA TALKS ON NEW START NUCLEAR ARMS TREATY): "No one has any talks with us. No formal process of talks is taking place. And it will all end in 2022." MEETING IN PROGRESS (SOUNDBITE) (Russian) RUSSIAN PRESIDENT, VLADIMIR PUTIN, SAYING: "My latest conversation with president Trump gives certain optimism. Donald told me he is also concerned by it (lack of talks), understands how much it makes U.S. and other world countries spend on weapons, and that this money could be spent otherwise. And I agree with them." MEETING IN PROGRESS (SOUNDBITE) (Russian) RUSSIAN PRESIDENT, VLADIMIR PUTIN, SAYING: (CONTINUES OVER SHOT OF MEETING IN PROGRESS) "We are sure about our security. But there are of course concerns about total dismantling of the whole mechanism of strategic arms control and non-proliferation." CHIEFS OF INTERNATIONAL NEWS AGENCIES LISTENING (SOUNDBITE) (Russian) RUSSIAN PRESIDENT, VLADIMIR PUTIN, SAYING: "As a whole in general I think that all nuclear countries should be involved. All of them - official and non-official. Because if we only involve those who are officially recognised as nuclear states, those who are not will continue developing it (nuclear arms). And at the end (OVER JOURNALISTS LISTENING) the process would stop even between the officially recognised nuclear states. So generally speaking we should create a broad platform for discussions and decision making." MEETING IN PROGRESS U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Friday (June 7) it was important to prevent the United States and China, locked in a trade dispute, from sliding into a new Cold War. ST PETERSBURG, RUSSIA (FILE - JUNE 7, 2019) (RUSSIAN POOL) ECONOMIC FORUM PANEL IN PROGRESS (SOUNDBITE) (English) U.N. SECRETARY-GENERAL, ANTONIO GUTERRES, SAYING: (SPEAKING OVER VARIOUS SHOTS OF FORUM PANEL) "And the world has stumbled into a Cold War and we all know what a Cold War means. I think our duty is to avoid the world to fall into another Cold War. And another Cold War of two blocs that probably would then be completely separated in a monetary, in a military, but also in trade and technology perspective. This would be extremely dangerous for us all and we need to do everything to avoid it." PUTIN LISTENING
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- Topics: Diplomacy/Foreign Policy,Government/Politics
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- Story Text: FOREIGN POLICY 2019 CONTINUES IN EDITS:
0468-USA-TRUMP/FOREIGN POLICY 2019-PART 1
0469-USA-TRUMP/FOREIGN POLICY 2019-PART 2
0470-USA-TRUMP/FOREIGN POLICY 2019-PART 3
0471-USA-TRUMP/FOREIGN POLICY 2019-PART 4
0474-USA-TRUMP/FOREIGN POLICY 2019-PART 6
0475-USA-TRUMP/FOREIGN POLICY 2019-PART 7
THIS EDIT CONTAINS HIGHLIGHTS OF TRUMP'S FOREIGN POLICY ON RUSSIA IN 2019
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