Talks with Trump's ex-security aide "absolutely transparent" - Russia's Kislyak

 

FILE PHOTO: Sergey Kislyak, Russia's ambassador to the United States, arrives at Dulles International Airport in Chantilly, Virginia, U.S., May 18, 2012. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/File Photo

 

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's former ambassador to Washington, Sergei Kislyak, said on Saturday his conversations with former White House national security adviser Michael Flynn had been transparent and focussed on matters of U.S.-Russia cooperation.

 

Kislyak ended his tenure in Washington in July but remains a key figure in ongoing U.S. investigations into Moscow's alleged meddling in the 2016 presidential election.

 

Flynn was forced to resign in February after it became known that he had failed to disclose the content of conversations he had with Kislyak and misled U.S. Vice-President Mike Pence about their meetings.

 

"We only spoke about the most simple things ... but the communication was completely correct, calm, absolutely transparent. In any case, there were no secrets on our side," Kislyak said during a panel discussion on Russian television.

 

"There are a number of issues which are important for cooperation between Russia and the United States - most of all, terrorism. And that was one of the things we discussed."

 

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2017-08-06

We'll see.  If Flynn resigned, there's more to it than Sergei is saying.  Plus, it's not just about "secrets".  Flynn broke a law.  Not Russia.

All indications point to Flynn going 'state witness.'  He's as much of a tough patriotic army guy as I am a canary.

 

If you believe Kislyak, you probably believe your cousin Bert when he says he boom boomed the entire 49's cheerleading squad between lunch and dinner.

11 hours ago, rooster59 said:

the communication was completely correct, calm, absolutely transparent.

Just not made with the knowledge of the sitting POTUS. In other words it was a covert phone call and not disclosed until a US publisher was about to reveal the communication - hardly the definition of "absolutely transparent."