Russian envoy: Moscow open to Putin visit to Washington
Moscow is ready to discuss a possible visit by President Vladimir Putin to Washington after a surprise invitation from President Donald Trump, Russia's ambassador to the US said Friday.
With confusion still swirling around what the two men discussed behind closed doors in Helsinki earlier this week, Ambassador Anatoly Antonov said it's important to "deal with the results" of their first summit before jumping too fast into a new one.
He said he hadn't seen Trump's invitation himself, but that "Russia was always open to such proposals. We are ready for discussions on this subject."
The Kremlin has the final say, but hasn't responded yet to the proposal Trump made Thursday.
