'Congratulations to Putin was against advice'

washington - US President Donald Trump has thwarted urgent advice from his security advisors by congratulating his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin during a telephone conversation with his re-election.

That writes the Washington Post. One of the instructions he had received would not be congratulated in capital letters. '

Trumps advisors would also have told him to condemn the poisoning of former double spy Sergei Skripal against Putin.

According to sources that are aware of the telephone maintenance that Trump and Putin had, these recommendations were addressed to deaf ears.

Trump spoke after a 'very good phone call' and said he had congratulated Putin.