Putin thanks Prez for terrorist tip

Russian President Vladimir V. Putin called U.S. President Donald Trump on Dec. 29 with thanks for a tip from American intelligence that helped thwart a potential New Year’s Eve attack in St. Petersburg, Russian, according to a Kremlin statement. The announcement offered no details about the information the U.S. provided. But the Federal Security Service, the successor to the KGB, told Russian media it had detained two suspects preparing an attack on a crowded location in St. Petersburg. The two nations’ spy agencies typically view one another as adversaries, but on counter-terrorism, they have cooperated for several years. It was the second time Pupin has thanked Trump for advance info on another planned St. Petersburg attack two years ago. The state also sadi the two leaders discussed other “issues of mutual interest,” but was non-specific. The White House did not respond to a request for comment from the NY Times. (Source: NY Times 12/29/19) https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/29/world/europe/putin-trump-terrorism.html