US Secretary of State: 'The ball is in Russia's court'
Ahead of the summit in Helsinki, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Russia must act to improve relations between Moscow and Washington.
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| US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. |
"Tonight in Finland, President Donald Trump and I will meet with our Russian counterparts in Helsinki. Improving relations with the Russian government is in everyone's interest, but the ball is in Russia's court. We want Russia to be held accountable for its actions on the international stage," Pompeo said on Twitter.
The Russia-US summit will take place in the Finnish capital this afternoon (Vietnam time) July 16. This will be the first official meeting between Mr. Putin and Mr. Trump outside the framework of multilateral international forums.
Presidential Assistant Yuri Ushakov said that the current state and prospects for the development of Russian-US relations will become the main topic of this meeting.
