 US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin (Photo: Getty Images/Reuters)
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He said Russia and the US are in the process of restoring bilateral relations and re-establishing dialogue mechanisms at various levels. The phone call between President Putin and President Trump is a significant step.
In a related development, President Putin issued a decree authorizing US hedge fund 683 Capital Partners to acquire the securities of Russian companies owned by a dozen other Western financial entities, including Jane Street, Templeton Asset Management, Franklin Advisers, and Carrhae Capital.
The decree gave two Russian companies, Cepheus-2 and Modern Real Estate Funds, permission to acquire securities owned by 683 Capital Partners without the need for additional authorization from Putin.
