NEWSWATCH: “What Did Trump and Putin Tell Each Other?” – New York Times editorial
“… Trump initiated the conversation without the benefit of his own interpreter or the participation of any of his national security advisers. Only … Putin’s interpreter was on hand. … Putin, after all, is an adversary, not an ally. … Spicer told reporters the dinner discussion involved ‘pleasantries and small talk.’ … Trump [said that] the two men discussed ‘Russian adoptions’ … … Lavrov told NBC News, ‘They might have met even much more than just three times.’ …”