RUSSIA: “Russia’s newly installed ambassador to Washington said on Friday [9-8-17] that he had a warm and constructive meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump, Russian news agencies reported.
‘I was received by President Trump, I presented my credentials, for my part I said that we are looking forward to an improvement in the relations between our two countries,’ the agencies quoted the ambassador, Anatoly Antonov, as saying.
‘President Trump received me in a warm and friendly way. We, together with his colleagues, his staff, agreed to continue our cooperation.’ “
-Reuters Staff, “New Russian envoy describes ‘warm’ meeting with Trump: agencies,” Reuters, Sept. 8, 2017 09:49am