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MOSCOW – John Bolton's meetings in Moscow (all times local):
11:50 AM
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu has told U.S. President Donald Trump's national security adviser that Moscow hopes to join the United States in nonproliferation efforts.
Bolton flew to Moscow less than 48 hours after Cold War tensions in the late 1980s.
The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty has been a cornerstone of global security since it was signed in 1987 between the United States and the Soviet Union. Trump said in a speech on Saturday that Russia has violated it and that is why the U.S. should withdraw.
Shoigu also said that the United States of America and the United States should build their cooperation in Syria.
US National Security Adviser John Bolton, left, and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov enter a hall for their talks in Moscow, Russia, Monday, Oct. 22, 2018. US President Donald Trump's national security adviser has met with top Russian officials after Trump he intended to pull out a 1987 nuclear weapons treaty. (Russian Foreign Ministry Press Service via AP) (Associated Press)
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10:55 am
U.S. President Donald Trump's national security adviser is meeting with Russia's defense minister in Moscow just a few days ago.
Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu on Tuesday National Security Adviser John Bolton for his two-day visit. Russian news agencies quoted Shoigu as saying that "even small steps will benefit our relations and help restore trust" between the two countries.
Bolton arrived in Russia on Monday when he put Security Council chairman Nikolai Patrushev. He is expected to hold talks with President Vladimir Putin later on Tuesday.
Trump over the weekend declared to be in force from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty because of its claims Russia has violated it.
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