Putin plans to meet US National Security Adviser John Bolton

The Kremlin said on Friday President Vladimir Putin plans to meet U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton when he visits Moscow on Oct. 22-23, the RIA news agency reported.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov was quoted as saying: "We are preparing a meeting with President Putin and we expect that the meeting will take place."

Bolton is also expected to meet Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev.