News / World by Press Association 02/04/2018, 4:23 pm FacebookTwitterWhatsAppEmail Send us a story Sign up to our Daily newsletter President Donald Trump invited Vladimir Putin to the White House when they spoke by telephone last month, according to an aide to the Russian president, but the two countries have not started any preparations for such a visit. Mr Trump and Mr Putin had a telephone conversation on March 20 in which Mr Trump congratulated Mr Putin on winning the Russian presidential election two days earlier. The White House and the Kremlin said at the time the two presidents discussed meeting in person. Mr Trump specifically invited Mr Putin to the White House during the call, Putin aide Yuri Ushakov told Russian news agencies on Monday. However, their governments did not have time to start arranging a meeting before the United States joined Britain and more than two dozen allies in sanctioning Russia over the nerve-agent poisoning of a Russian … [Read more...] about Vladimir Putin ‘invited for White House meeting’ with Donald Trump
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Donald Trump suggested meeting Vladimir Putin at the White House
US President Donald Trump suggested a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the White House, but preparations have reportedly stalled over the expulsion of dozens of Russian diplomats from the US. “When our presidents spoke on the phone, Trump suggested having the meeting in Washington at the White House,” Kremlin foreign policy aide Yuri Ushakov told reporters on Monday, referencing a 20 March call in which Mr Trump congratulated the Russian leader on his election victory. Mr Ushakov called the proposal an “interesting, positive idea,” but said the two leaders have not made preparations for such a meeting thus far. The policy aide blamed the delay on Mr Trump's decision to expel 60 Russian diplomats from the US this week. Read more Trump 'tells Vladimir Putin: "If there is an arms race, 'I’ll win'" "Against the backdrop of these events, it's difficult to discuss the possibility of holding a summit", Mr Ushakov said, … [Read more...] about Donald Trump suggested meeting Vladimir Putin at the White House
Vladimir Putin displays military strength again with second test launch in days
Just days after launching a deadly 'Satan' rocket, Russian President Vladimir Putin is at it again, showing off his country's military capabilities. A new air defence missile was tested in Kazakhstan, and military chiefs say it is capable of intercepting nuclear strikes. Dramatic video shows the huge weapon being maneuvered into place before being fired from the Sary Shagan range, leaving a huge trail of smoke behind it. Confident army bosses say it will deter strikes on Moscow. Major General Andrei Prikhodko told Krasnaya Zvesda newspaper: "A new modernized air defense interceptor missile has successfully accomplished its task hitting a hypothetical target at the stated time." The footage was released by the Russian Defence Ministry today. In a statement, the ministry said the missile is already in service. On Friday Mirror Online reported that Russia had carried out a test firing of its new Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile - which has been branded 'Satan's missile'. The … [Read more...] about Vladimir Putin displays military strength again with second test launch in days
Vladimir Putin boots 50 MORE British diplomats out of Russia over spy poison row
VLADIMIR Putin has escalated the diplomatic row sparked by the spy poisoning row by booting out 50 more Brit officials. Moscow has announced further measures against Britain as well as expelling diplomats from 23 other countries in tit-for-tat expulsions as after Britain’s allies backed the UK in taking measures against Russia. The British ambassador to Russia was told to cut staffing levels to the size of the Russian delegation in the UK. Britain has accused Russia of being behind the nerve agent attack on a former spy and his daughter on UK soil. Russia has denied the allegation but countries in the West have sided with the UK and put pressure on Russia by expelling diplomatic staff. Around 150 Russians have so far been expelled by a number of countries, with Britain kicking out 23 people. Russia then hit back, chucking out the same number but has now announced further measures. Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia collapsed in Salisbury on March 4 after being infected with … [Read more...] about Vladimir Putin boots 50 MORE British diplomats out of Russia over spy poison row
Vladimir Putin kicks out 150 diplomats from 24 British allies and throws out MORE Brits over spy poison row
VLADIMIR Putin has kicked out 150 diplomats from 24 British allies and is now throwing out MORE Brits over the ongoing spy poison row. Moscow today ordered further cuts to Britain’s diplomatic ranks in Russia amid escalating tensions over the poisoning of ex-spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia. The pair were exposed to Novichok agent and collapsed near Salisbury shopping centre on March 4, prompting a rapid fall-out between Russia and the UK. In the wake of the poisoning Britain initially booted out 23 Russian diplomats, before a host of Western powers sided with the UK and pledged they'd do the same. Two dozen countries, including the U.S. and many EU nations, and NATO have ordered out more than 150 Russian diplomats this week in a show of solidarity. Moscow has reacted angrily, today announcing the UK had just a month to reduce the number of British diplomats in Moscow to the number that Russia has in London. The ministry said it summoned the British ambassador to hand … [Read more...] about Vladimir Putin kicks out 150 diplomats from 24 British allies and throws out MORE Brits over spy poison row