Putin remembers what happened at the Boston Marathon.
Russian President Vladimir Putin thanked President Trump in a phone call Sunday for U.S. intelligence agencies providing a warning that thwarted a major terrorist plot in St. Petersburg, Russia.
The White House said information that the United States provided enabled Russian authorities to capture the terrorists “just prior to an attack that could have killed large numbers of people.”
No Russian lives were lost, and the would-be terrorist attackers were caught and now are incarcerated, the statement said.
Mr. Trump appreciated the call and told Mr. Putin that he and the entire United States intelligence community “were pleased to have helped save so many lives.”
Russian security services said the information foiled an attack on St. Petersburg’s Kazan cathedral. The attack was allegedly planned to take place on Saturday.