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Putin and May speak over the phone, agree to meet

Putin and May speak over the phone, agree to meet | iNFOnews.ca
Russian President Vladimir Putin, together with visiting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, attends a meeting with businessmen in the Konstantin palace outside St. Petersburg, Russia, Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2016. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Tuesday after talks with Russia's President Vladimir Putin that the two nations can rebuild their damaged ties and make them even closer, promising to back major energy projects with Russia. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

MOSCOW – The Kremlin says Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has spoken to British Prime Minister Theresa May for the first time since she took office.

In Tuesday’s call, both leaders “expressed dissatisfaction with the current parameters of co-operation in both the political and economic sphere,” according to the Kremlin.

Russian-British ties have been strained by the 2006 poisoning death of ex-Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko, the Ukraine crisis and other issues.

The Kremlin said Putin and May agreed to develop a dialogue between security agencies on issues related to aviation security, and made plans for a personal meeting in the “near future.”

It noted that May confirmed Britain’s intention to participate in ceremonies marking the 75th anniversary of the arrival of the first British WWII convoy in the Russian city Arkhangelsk this month.

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