Afterward, the Russian state news agency, Tass, published pictures of Mr. Trump and Mr. Lavrov grinning broadly, alongside the Russian ambassador to Washington, Sergey I. Kislyak. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyWhite House officials were furious, saying their Russian counterparts had tricked them. But White House officials said the understanding was that the photos would be for official use, not for public distribution. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyNow, the White House is under fire for excluding the American news media, but not its Russia competitors, from a high-level meeting. On Thursday, Mr. Trump posted a picture on Twitter of himself and Mr. Lavrov.

Source: New York Times May 12, 2017 01:01 UTC