Kremlin "pleased" with Helsinki summit, US and Western intelligence assesses

[janx]

Source: CNN

Washington (CNN)Russian officials were "pleased" with the Helsinki summit between Presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, US and Western intelligence agencies have found, according to two intelligence sources with knowledge of the assessments.

The assessments, based on a broad range of intelligence, indicate that the Kremlin believes the July 16 summit delivered a better outcome than it had expected, but that Moscow is perplexed that Trump is not delivering more Russia-friendly policies in its aftermath.
The intelligence sources say the Russians were particularly satisfied with the press conference the two leaders gave in Helsinki after Trump and Putin met for about two hours without staff and accompanied only by translators. In the 45-minute press conference, Trump discredited US intelligence and American policies more broadly, saying "the United States has been foolish" about ties with Russia, a country that has engaged in ongoing attacks on US democracy.
A spokesperson for the Office of Director of National Intelligence declined to comment, and the White House did not immediately respond to request for comment.


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[orangecrush]

1. Of course!

What else would you expect?

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

2. The Kremlin believes the July 16 summit delivered a better outcome than it had expected.

Putin would have gotten even more from Trump, but Donnie Two Scoops ran out of Chapstick and KY jelly.

What an embarrassment -- and traitor -- our "president" is. He would sell Alaska back to the Russians for a dollar if he thought it'd get a smile from his BFF.

[janx]

3. Yes. He ran out of both.

And we won't find out why for years, I suspect. I want to know now!

[SergeStorms]

4. I'd like to thank those in the Kremlin...

who are responsible for bragging about what a traitorous piece of crap our president is. It might... might wake up a Trumptard or two, but I doubt it. If they can't see the handwriting on the wall by now, there's really no hope for them.

[Nitram]

5. "Moscow is perplexed that Trump is not delivering more Russia-friendly policies in its aftermath?"

It's not that Trump doesn't want to help, he just has neither the smarts nor the experience in running a government.