Trump security adviser meets Russian ministers in Moscow
Tensions have risen after the US president said he would pull America out of a landmark nuclear weapons treaty.
Donald Trump’s national security adviser is meeting Russia’s defence minister in Moscow just a few days after the US president announced that he intends to pull America out of a landmark nuclear weapons treaty.
Defence minister Sergei Shoigu lauded US National Security Adviser John Bolton over his two-day visit.
Russian news agencies quoted Mr Shoigu as saying that “even small steps will benefit our relations and help restore trust” between the two countries.
He is expected to hold talks with President Vladimir Putin later on Tuesday.
Mr Trump over the weekend declared his intention to pull out of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty because he claims Russia has violated it.