Russia's Lavrov says Putin-Trump meeting possible to improve relations: RIA

  • by Thibaud Popelin
  • in Monde
  • — Aoû 13, 2018
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After their last meeting in Helsinki in July, Trump saw a wave of criticism at home for failing to confront Putin publicly over Moscow's interference in the 2016 USA election, and for seeming to contradict his own intelligence agencies on the threat from Russian Federation.

Russia will further decrease its holdings of USA securities in response to new sanctions against Moscow but has no plans to shut down US companies in Russia, Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said on state TV on Sunday, RIA news agency reported.

Lavrov said on Sunday Russia was ready to extend contacts with the United States on the level of foreign ministers if the USA side was ready to act on a basis of equality, RIA reported.

"Eventually, this will negatively impact U.S. investors". "Currently, we do not plan any restrictive measures or closures, for example, to close McDonald's, as our citizens work in these companies".

Fresh sanctions against Russia has been threatened by President Trump who declared Moscow were responsible for the Salisbury Novichok nerve agent attack on former Russian spy Sergei Skripal, 66, and daughter Julia, 33, back in March.


He said: "Of course, the government has no such plans".

Russia's rouble fell to an two-year low following the threat of sanctions which were forced upon Turkey.

He said: "We are gearing up for trade in national currencies with China, Russia, Iran, Ukraine".

Iran stepped into the bitter spat and announced it too would stand by Turkey, punished by Mr Trump for continuing to trade with the country despite efforts by the US President to halt their nuclear weapon programme.

The US has continued to insist he is innocent.

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