Posted on 10/23/2018 10:09:25 AM PDT by yesthatjallen
Russian President Vladimir Putin told White House national security adviser John Bolton on Tuesday that he wants another face-to-face meeting with President Trump as soon as next month, Reuters is reporting.
Putin suggested that the two meet in Paris on Nov. 11. In response, Bolton, who is in Moscow for high-level talks with Russian officials, signaled Trump would be open to the meeting.
Trump is scheduled to travel to Paris to commemorate Armistice Day on Nov. 11, which marks the anniversary of the signing of the armistice that ended World War I. The trip will come just days after the November midterm elections.
The meeting would be the first face-to-face between the two leaders since the Helsinki summit in July. Trump was roundly criticized for his friendliness toward Putin in Helsinki and his remarks casting doubt on the U.S. intelligence community’s assessment of Russian interference, which he later walked back.
Bolton arrived in Moscow earlier this week for a series of high-level talks with Russian officials a range of issues, including Syria, Iran and Russian election interference.
The trip comes at a point of high tensions between the U.S. and Russia, despite Trump’s wish to improve relations with Moscow to work on areas of mutual concern.
Trump announced over the weekend that the United States plans to withdraw from a the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) treaty, a landmark nuclear arms pact with Russia signed in 1987 that Moscow has been accused of violating.
“Russia has violated the agreement. They've been violating it for many years,” Trump told reporters Saturday before departing from a political rally in Nevada.
“And I don't know why President Obama didn't negotiate or pull out. And we're not going to let them violate a nuclear agreement and go out and do weapons and we're not allowed to,” the president said.
The move drew ire from Moscow and demands for an explanation.
Bolton’s trip was intended to carry on the discussions between Putin and Trump in July. Over two days, Bolton met with his Russian counterpart Nikolai Patrushev as well as Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov and Russian defense minister Sergei Shoigu. He met with Putin on Tuesday.
After his Moscow visit, Bolton will travel to Georgia, Azerbaijan, and Armenia – the neighboring countries that make up the Caucasus region – for additional meetings with officials there.
Trump-Putin rally/tailgate in FL Nov 5?
Putin can’t afford an Arms Race should be good ,LOL
This news couldn’t wait until November 7th?
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