<p class="title">US National Security Advisor John Bolton will meet Russia's top diplomat in Moscow on Wednesday, the foreign ministry said, with a possible meeting between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin on the agenda.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"The Russian foreign ministry confirms the information about a working meeting between (Foreign Minister Sergei) Lavrov and John Bolton in Moscow on Wednesday 27 June," the ministry said in a statement to AFP.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Bolton's visit to Moscow had been announced by the White House last week which said the two would explore the idea of a meeting between the US and Russian presidents.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Media speculation has been rife about the highly-anticipated summit, which was first discussed in March.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Trump is due in Brussels for the NATO summit on July 11-12 after which he will head to Britain to meet Prime Minister Theresa May and Queen Elizabeth II.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Earlier this month, Putin said he was ready to meet his US counterpart as soon as Washington gave its approval, adding that Vienna could be a possible venue.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Such talks would come under close scrutiny because of the ongoing probe by a US special counsel into Russian meddling in the 2016 US presidential election, and possible collusion with the Trump campaign.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Trump has repeatedly denied any collusion.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Bolton's visit was announced almost two weeks after Trump said Russia should be re-admitted to the G7 group of non-industrialised democracies, from which it was suspended for its annexation of Crimea in 2014.</p>
<p class="title">US National Security Advisor John Bolton will meet Russia's top diplomat in Moscow on Wednesday, the foreign ministry said, with a possible meeting between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin on the agenda.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"The Russian foreign ministry confirms the information about a working meeting between (Foreign Minister Sergei) Lavrov and John Bolton in Moscow on Wednesday 27 June," the ministry said in a statement to AFP.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Bolton's visit to Moscow had been announced by the White House last week which said the two would explore the idea of a meeting between the US and Russian presidents.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Media speculation has been rife about the highly-anticipated summit, which was first discussed in March.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Trump is due in Brussels for the NATO summit on July 11-12 after which he will head to Britain to meet Prime Minister Theresa May and Queen Elizabeth II.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Earlier this month, Putin said he was ready to meet his US counterpart as soon as Washington gave its approval, adding that Vienna could be a possible venue.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Such talks would come under close scrutiny because of the ongoing probe by a US special counsel into Russian meddling in the 2016 US presidential election, and possible collusion with the Trump campaign.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Trump has repeatedly denied any collusion.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Bolton's visit was announced almost two weeks after Trump said Russia should be re-admitted to the G7 group of non-industrialised democracies, from which it was suspended for its annexation of Crimea in 2014.</p>