<p class="bodytext">Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday left the door open to President Vladimir Putin attending a US summit but insisted the administration has been firm over Moscow's activities in Afghanistan.</p>.<p class="bodytext">President Donald Trump "gets to decide if he wants him to come to a summit or not. That's his decision," Pompeo told reporters.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"I'll certainly leave that to him. But I do believe it is absolutely important that we have more frequent engagement with the Russians."</p>
<p class="bodytext">Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday left the door open to President Vladimir Putin attending a US summit but insisted the administration has been firm over Moscow's activities in Afghanistan.</p>.<p class="bodytext">President Donald Trump "gets to decide if he wants him to come to a summit or not. That's his decision," Pompeo told reporters.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"I'll certainly leave that to him. But I do believe it is absolutely important that we have more frequent engagement with the Russians."</p>