Putin phoned Trump to thank him for CIA intel that foiled a planned terrorist attack in Russia, the Kremlin says

MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday phoned President Trump to thank him for a tip from the CIA that thwarted a terrorist attack being planned in St. Petersburg, the Kremlin said.

The call was confirmed by White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders in a tweet.

The Kremlin said that Putin told Trump that the information provided by the CIA allowed Russian law enforcement agencies to track down and detain a group of suspects that was planning to bomb the Kazan Cathedral and other crowded parts of Russia’s second-largest city. 

Putin asked Trump to pass along his gratitude to the CIA, and said that "if Russian special services obtain any information on terrorist threats against the United States and its citizens, they will definitely and immediately pass it to American counterparts through partner channels, as has always been done before," the Kremlin said.

The two presidents also spoke Thursday following Putin’s annual four-hour televised press conference. The White House said Trump thanked Putin for remarks he made “acknowledging America’s strong economic performance.”

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