Trump has his sights set on Putin, sorry May (Picture: Getty Images)

Despite Donald Trump tweeting that he is ‘very much’ looking forward to meeting Theresa May… he seems more keen to see Vladimir Putin.

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The president-elect is still set to visit Britain in late February, but he now plans to hold a summit with Russia just weeks into his presidency – making Putin his first foreign engagement.

Britain has been among the biggest critics of the Kremlin after Putin provided assistance for President Bashar al-Assad in Syria.

So a new US-Russia alliance could affect Britain’s trade with America, according to the Sunday Times.


Trump said he will strike a deal to limit nuclear weapons (Picture: Getty Images)

Trump told British officials that the two will negotiate a deal limiting nuclear weapons.

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This comes after former MI6 agent Christopher Steele leaked an unverified document, known at the ‘dirty dossier’, that claims Russian security officials have compromising material on Trump.



FBI Director James Comey refused to confirm whether or not the bureau was investigating the documents.

Trump will meet Putin just weeks into his presidency (Picture: Getty Images)

But on Thursday, the Justice Department’s Inspector General Michael Horowitz announced an investigation has been launched to see if Comey improperly disclosed nonpublic information regarding the Clinton campaign.

And last week, US intelligence official James Clapper released a report claiming to have found evidence that Russia was behind the cyber attacks during the US election.