WASHINGTON—U.S. President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin issued a rare joint statement on April 25 commemorating a 1945 World War II link-up of U.S. and Soviet troops on their way to defeat Nazi Germany as an example of how their countries can cooperate.
The Wall Street Journal reported that the decision to issue the statement sparked debate within the Trump administration, with some officials worried it could undercut stern U.S. messages to Moscow on arms control and Russia’s intervention in Ukraine and Syria, among other issues.
