Nato, Russia and trade on agenda for Trump talks with UK’s May
Washington — US President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Theresa May, who share an unusual bond as the products of anti-establishment uprisings, will sit down on Friday for what could be a difficult search for unity on the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Nato), Russia and trade. The meeting will mark Trump’s first with a foreign leader since taking power a week ago, and it could go a long way towards determining how crucial Trump considers the traditional "special relationship" between the two countries. Trump rode an anti-Washington wave to win on November 8, and May gained power in July after the Brexit vote. The meeting will conclude with a joint White House news conference. Trump has declared Nato obsolete and expressed a desire for warmer ties with Russia. May considers the Nato alliance crucial and is skeptical of Russian President Vladimir Putin. They both want to begin work on a bilateral trade agreement which, for May, would provide proof of stability amid the ...
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