x
Breaking News
More () »

Trump's national security adviser to visit Moscow, prepare for US-Russia summit

Responding to reports that Putin's meeting with Trump will take place in July, Putin's spokesman said, 'We have nothing to say yet.'
Credit: JORGE SILVA/AFP/Getty Images
US President Donald Trump (R) and Russia's President Vladimir Putin talk as they make their way to take the "family photo" during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation leaders' summit in the central Vietnamese city of Danang on November 11, 2017.

MOSCOW — The Kremlin says that U.S. President Donald Trump's national security adviser is to visit Russia.

Asked to comment on an Interfax news agency report that John Bolton is due to visit Russia next week as part of preparations for a U.S.-Russian summit, President Vladimir Putin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed Bolton's expected visit to Moscow but refrained from further comment.

Responding to media reports that Putin's meeting with Trump may take place next month, Peskov said Thursday that "we have nothing to say yet, and if and when we are ready we will make the relevant statement."

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov emphasized that "we are ready for contacts," adding that "if the agreement on a high-level meeting is reached, it will be announced."

Before You Leave, Check This Out