WASHINGTON — President Trump began a new era of diplomacy with Russia on Saturday as he and President Vladimir V. Putin conducted an hourlong telephone call, and vowed to repair relations between the countries after two years of conflict that threatened a new Cold War between East and West.
New York Times: Trump and Putin connect, but avoid talk of lifting US sanctions
Russian President Vladimir Putin (C) holds a Security Council meeting in Moscow on January 27, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / SPUTNIK / Aleksey NIKOLSKYI
