Trump to meet with Russian foreign minister Tuesday
Source: CNN
Washington (CNN)
President Donald Trump is planning to meet with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Tuesday in Washington, an encounter that is sure to draw significant scrutiny amid several ongoing controversies involving Trump and Russia.
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told CNN on Monday that the two plan to meet. The White House has not yet confirmed the meeting to CNN, and the State Department announced in a written statement Sunday that Lavrov will travel to Washington this week for meetings with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to "discuss a broad range of regional and bilateral issues."
Lavrov's last official visit to Washington in May 2017 was notable because Trump reportedly shared highly classified information in the Oval Office with the foreign minister and then-Russian Ambassador to the US Sergey Kislyak.
This week's meeting will take place amid the backdrop of Democrats' ongoing impeachment inquiry, which centers on whether Trump withheld military aid to Ukraine -- at a time when it has been fighting Russian aggression -- in exchange for political dirt to aid his reelection bid. And on Monday, a highly anticipated report into the early days of the Russia investigation is set to be released.
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Trump's year-end performance review. Will he get a turkey bonus this year?
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Is Putin playing hard to get now? Is this love by proxy?
Duz Trump has sadz 
Personally, I think that being seen with Trump these days just isn't good for anyone's PR, especially with that "IMPEACH ME!" sign taped to his back. Holding back the laughter would be difficult for anyone.
Oh, maybe I wasn't supposed to reveal that?
