MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin same on Wed preparations were current for a gathering in Geneva next week between Russian officers and White House national security consultant John Bolton, the primary commanding meeting since the Russian and U.S. presidents met in port.
FILE image - U.S. National Security authority John Bolton speaks regarding election security within the White House press making known space at the White House in Washington, U.S., August 2, 2018. REUTERS/Carlos Barria
“Such contacts ar so planned and being ready,” Kremlin voice Dmitry Peskov told reporters on a telephone call on Wed. Peskov didn't elaborate more.
U.S. President Donald Trump long-faced criticism reception once he met statesman within the Helsinki in July, and refused accountable the Russian leader for meddling within the 2016 U.S. election.
A new spherical of U.S. sanctions targeting Russia was proclaimed within the wake of that criticism, prompting the Russian ruble to fall sharply.
Last week, Rand Paul, a Republican legislator and Trump ally, traveled to the Russian capital, speech communication his trip aimed to encourage diplomacy amid the tense relations between Moscow and Washington.
Washington had same on weekday Bolton would meet Russian officers as a follow-up to the port summit.
