## Trump says he did not call Putin in presence of EU leaders: That would have been disrespectful to Putin

Authored by pravda.com.ua

US President Donald Trump has stated that on 18 August, he did not speak with Russian leader Vladimir Putin in the presence of European leaders, as this would have been disrespectful to the Kremlin head.

Source: Trump on Fox News, as reported by European Pravda.

Details: Trump was asked about Monday’s telephone call between him and Putin, which took place when seven European leaders and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy were at the White House.

Quote from Trump: "I didn’t do it in front of them — I thought that would be disrespectful to President Putin.

And actually, President Putin wouldn’t talk to the people from Europe.

Trump also expressed the opinion that the potential deployment of NATO European member states’ troops in Ukraine "would not be a problem" for Russian leader Vladimir Putin.

Trump further said that as president, he would not authorise the deployment of American troops to Ukraine. »

### FDA warns public not to eat possibly radioactive shrimp sold at Walmart

Authored by abcnews.go.com

Testing on frozen shrimp from the distributor, Indonesia's BMS Foods, also tested positive, the FDA said.

However, no shrimp that has tested positive for Cesium-137 has entered the U.S. food supply, according to the FDA.

"If you have recently purchased raw frozen shrimp from Walmart that matches this description, throw it away," the FDA said in its press release. »

### Vermont plastic bag use dropped 91% following ban, researchers find

Authored by phys.org

Plastic bag use in the state dropped 91%, and three-quarters of those surveyed approved of the approach.

Now, researchers at the University of Vermont have dug deeper into the 745-person survey conducted by the University of Vermont Center for Rural Studies.

The researchers found the law's strongest effect, by far, was a near-complete elimination of plastic bag use following the ban's implementation—a 91% drop. »

### Wang Yi: China and India should be partners, not adversaries says foreign minister

Authored by bbc.co.uk

The visit is being seen as the latest sign of a thaw in ties between the nuclear-armed neighbours.

India and China had agreed on patrolling arrangements to de-escalate tensions along the disputed Himalayan border in October last year.

India has also restarted visa services to Chinese tourists and agreed to resume talks to open border trade through designated passes. »

### A new moon discovered orbiting Uranus is so small, you could walk it in two hours

Authored by yahoo.com

Roll out the cosmic welcome mat for our solar system’s newest resident: a never-before-seen moon orbiting Uranus.

The moon, which was first seen by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope on Feb. 2, joins a busy neighborhood of 28 other known moons around Uranus.

The Webb telescope’s observations of Uranus are giving scientists better insight into one of the more mysterious planets in our solar system. »

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