Putin tells Bolton US actions against Russia are ‘absolutely unprovoked’, as he agrees to meet Trump next month

Russian President Vladimir Putin complained that US sanctions and other actions against Russia are “absolutely unprovoked” in a meeting with White House National Security Adviser John Bolton on Tuesday, but both sides agreed that Putin and US President Donald Trump would meet in Paris next month. In a press conference, Bolton described the Kremlin meeting as “comprehensive and productive”, saying that in addition to discussions about the planned US withdrawal from a key nuclear arms treaty, he had raised Russian meddling in US elections, which Bolton called “particularly harmful”. US…