President Donald Trump denied media reports that Russian President Vladimir Putin kept United States Special Envoy Steve Witkoff waiting the entire day for a meeting between the two this week as part of some sort of power play.
Sky News reported on Friday that Witkoff was in Moscow for a little over 12 hours and that he was “left waiting” for at least eight hours before his meeting with Putin.
Putin apparently had been spending time with Belarusian leader Aleksander Lukashenko for a meeting that was scheduled at the last minute, leading analysts that say that Putin was sending a message to the United States: that he was in charge and he will do what he wants on his timetable.
“The Fake News, as usual, is at it again!” Trump said about the story. “Why can’t they be honest, just for once? Last night I read that President Vladimir Putin of Russia kept my Highly Respected…
