Vladimir Putin: Arms control to top agenda for his meeting with Donald Trump

Putin said that if he and Trump meet as expected at the sidelines of the G-20 summit in Argentina later this month, they would also discuss Syria, North Korea and Iran.

By: AP | Moscow | Published: November 15, 2018 6:27:57 pm

Vladimir Putin: Arms control to top agenda for his meeting with Donald Trump

US President Donald Trump (left) and Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki, Finland. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais/File)

Russian President Vladimir Putin says arms control issues will likely top the agenda of his planned meeting with US President Donald Trump. Putin says the leaders need to discuss the future of the 2011 New START agreement and the situation around the 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) treaty.

Trump has declared his intention to withdraw from the INF, which was signed by US President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev. Putin said Thursday that if he and Trump meet as expected at the sidelines of the G-20 summit in Argentina later this month, they would also discuss Syria, North Korea and Iran.

Putin says he spoke Thursday with US Vice President Mike Pence at the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit in Singapore, touching on arms control and other issues.