Trump Offered Help in Putting out Wildfires in Siberia

The U.S. President called his Russian counterpart and offered assistance to fight the wildfires. Putin regards this offer as a sign that it is possible that full-scale bilateral relations will be restored in the future. The U.S. President Donald Trump offered help in putting out wildfires in Siberia. On Wednesday evening, July 31, Trump called Russian President Vladimir Putin and, according to the Russian side, said he was ready to assist. Putin “expressed sincere gratitude for the kind attention and the offer of help and assistance of his American colleague to assist Russia in the fight against wildfires as a guarantee that in the future it will be possible to fully normalize relations between Moscow and Washington,” TASS reported. Vladimir Putin said he would accept the offer if it becomes necessary. DW