Trump urged to ‘understand Putin’s tactics’ amid criticism

The former US ambassador to Russia is urging President Donald Trump to understand “tactics” used by his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin.

Michael McFaul made the comment in a tweet on Sunday.

Members of Congress are, meanwhile, mounting pressure on the White House to let them know what happened in the two-hour private meeting between Trump and Putin in the Finnish capital Helsinki.

At a press conference following the last Monday summit, Trump backed the Russian leader’s idea about alleged meddling in the 2016 presidential election rather the American intelligence community’s.