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Russian President Vladimir Putin called President Trump Sunday and thanked him for a CIA tip that stopped bombing attacks in St. Petersburg, AP reports, citing the Kremlin.

Flashback: Trump and Putin spoke on the phone on Thursday, and Trump thanked him for praising U.S. economic growth.

Putin thanked Trump for CIA tip that thwarted bombings

Putin and Trump at the G20 summit. Photo: Evan Vucci / AP

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Russian President Vladimir Putin called President Trump Sunday and thanked him for a CIA tip that stopped bombing attacks in St. Petersburg, <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="AP reports" data-vars-click-url="https://apnews.com/0531697a83504a3fbc907294551972ba/Kremlin-says-Putin-thanked-Trump-for-CIA-tip-on-bombings?utm_campaign=SocialFlow&amp;utm_source=Twitter&amp;utm_medium=AP" data-vars-content-id="a0bfea75-c184-40f7-bc47-f6960c762f4b" data-vars-headline="Putin thanked Trump for CIA tip that thwarted bombings" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://apnews.com/0531697a83504a3fbc907294551972ba/Kremlin-says-Putin-thanked-Trump-for-CIA-tip-on-bombings?utm_campaign=SocialFlow&amp;utm_source=Twitter&amp;utm_medium=AP" target="_blank">AP reports</a>, citing the Kremlin.<a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Flashback:" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/trump-calls-1513292576-ec717244-8a6c-4e33-84cb-bf5b1e3182c3.html" data-vars-content-id="a0bfea75-c184-40f7-bc47-f6960c762f4b" data-vars-headline="Putin thanked Trump for CIA tip that thwarted bombings" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/trump-calls-1513292576-ec717244-8a6c-4e33-84cb-bf5b1e3182c3.html" target="_self">Flashback:</a> Trump and Putin spoke on the phone on Thursday, and Trump thanked him for praising U.S. economic growth.

Putin thanked Trump for CIA tip that thwarted bombings

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