Trump, Putin discussed Venezuela in phone talks: W.House

US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin discussed the situation in Venezuela during wide-ranging telephone talks Friday, the White House said.Press Secretary Sarah Sanders told reporters Trump had made clear to Putin "that the United States stand with the people of Venezuela," in talks that also touched on trade, North Korea, Ukraine and disarmament treaties.US-Russian tensions have spiked in recent weeks over the crisis in oil-rich Venezuela where Washington is back