Trump meets with Russian FM amid row over Kremlin’s influence

US President Donald Trump has welcomed Vladimir Putin’s top diplomat to the White House marking his highest level face-to-face contact with a Russian government official since taking office.

The talks come one day after Trump fired FBI director James Comey, who was overseeing an investigation into Russia’s interference in the 2016 presidential election.

Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov arrived at the White House and entered from its exclusive West Executive entrance, out of range for reporters to ask questions.

AP

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