US will never trust Russia or Putin, says Nikki Haley

TIL Desk/World/Washington/ The #US will never trust #Russia or its President #VladimirPutin, America’s envoy to the #UN #NikkiHaley has said amidst an uproar over President Donald Trump’s alleged bonhomie with his Russian counterpart.

#Trump, who met with Putin in #Helsinki last week, has been slammed by the US media and political opponents for failing to defend the American intelligence community during a much-talked about Press conference with Putin in Helsinki after their first summit.

The US Ambassador to the UN told “We don’t trust Russia, we don’t trust Putin, we never will. They’re never going to be our friend. That’s just a fact.” At the same time, Haley supported the move to have talks with the Russians.

“What I do think is, whether it’s the President sitting down with (North Korean leader) Kim Jong-un or whether the President sits down with Putin, those are things that have to happen. You can’t get to the end of the other side if you don’t have those conversations,” Haley said in response to a question. She came out in support of Trump’s one-on-one meeting with the world leaders.