Trump wants advice from Merkel about Putin

washington - President Donald Trump wants Chancellor Angela Merkel for advice on how he should deal with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Which have government officials Friday brought out. US and German leader meet together in Washington next week. The two were sometimes pronounced disagree recent months.

Merkel Tuesday a guest at the White House where they first face to face one will have a personal interview with Trump, since the latter took office on January 20. Afterwards follows a joint press conference. It discusses among other things the German defense spending as a NATO member, the conflict in Ukraine, Syrian refugees and the European Union.

'My expectation is that they will have a positive and cordial meeting,' said a US official who requested anonymity. 'The president wants the Chancellor very much like to hear what her experiences in interacting with Putin,' added another added. 'He is very interested in how it looks at the negotiations with the Russians. '