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RFE/RL: White House, Kremlin advisers to discuss arms control, Iran’s role in Syria

Published Aug. 17, 2018 at 11:36 am

Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) shakes hands with US National security advisor John Bolton during their meeting in the Kremlin in Moscow, on June 27, 2018.Russian President Vladimir Putin hosts US National Security Advisor John Bolton to lay the groundwork for a highly-anticipated summit between the Kremlin chief and US President, a spokesman said.

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U.S. President Donald Trump’s national security adviser John Bolton will discuss arms control treaties and Iran’s role in Syria in talks with his Russian counterpart Nikolai Patrushev in Geneva next week.

Reuters, citing an anonymous U.S. administration official, reported on the meeting late on August 16 in what would be the first official follow-up to Trump’s controversial summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki in July.