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The
news agency quoted Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov as saying
Trump returned to the subject of an invitation a couple of times
during a call last month and that Russia was now expecting Trump
to formalize the invitation.
"We proceed from the fact that the U.S. president in a telephone
conversation...made such an invitation, said he would be glad to
see (Putin) in the White House, would then be glad to meet on a
reciprocal visit," said Lavrov, according to a transcript of an
interview with RIA on the foreign ministry website.
"He returned to this topic a couple of times, so we let our
American colleagues know that we do not want to impose, but we
also do not want to be impolite, and that considering that
President Trump made this proposal, we proceed from the position
that he will make it concrete."
Rolling out a welcome for Putin in the White House could anger
Trump's domestic critics, who accuse Russia of hostile acts
against Western countries, including the United States.
"I would simply turn your attention to the fact that Donald
Trump after this phone conversation has said several times in
both Tweets and in words that it is necessary to resolve issues
with Russia, we want to have good relations with Russia, this is
better than not having good relations, and that only a fool
thinks otherwise," Lavrov said. "We also hear this."
Trump and Putin spoke by phone on March 20.
(Reporting by Maria Kiselyova; Editing by)
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