Donald Trump is expected to meet Vladimir Putin on Friday despite a swirl of allegations about his election campaign's links to Russia.

The US and Russian presidents are both attending an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation [APEC] gathering in Vietnam alongside other world leaders.

Mr Trump wants Russia to put more pressure on North Korea to abandon its nuclear programme while the Syrian civil war is set to also be discussed.

Aides for both countries indicated the meeting would go ahead on Friday but it had yet to be formally announced on Thursday, with discussions ongoing.

Boris Johnson, the Foreign Secretary, backed Mr Trump over holding the meeting but urged America to “keep the pressure” up on Russia.