US President Donald Trump has stated that on 18 August, he did not speak with Russian leader Vladimir Putin in the presence of European leaders, as this would have been disrespectful to the Kremlin head.

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    4 days ago

    did not speak with Russian leader Vladimir Putin in the presence of European leaders

    I don’t think anyone is claiming he took the call with everyone else in the room. Rather he left to take his orders and came back.