Putin Is Preparing a Deal Trump Can Tout After Summit
- Iran role in Syria tops agenda at July 16 talks in Helsinki
- Trump and Putin may meet without aides, U.S. and Russia say
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Kremlin officials are in intense negotiations with their counterparts in Washington to strike at least one deal they hope will let President Donald Trump tout his summit with Vladimir Putin as a triumph that justifies steps to repair relations.
At the top of the list for the July 16 meeting in Helsinki, Finland, is Iran’s role in Syria, an issue that Moscow is simultaneously negotiating with Tehran, a senior Russian official said on condition of anonymity because he’s not authorized to comment on the record.