Merkel, Trump concerned over Putin's 'invincible' weapons

US President Donald Trump and German Chancellor Angela Merkel have shared concern over President Vladimir Putin's claim Russia was developing new "invincible" weapons.


"The chancellor and the president voiced concern about Russian President Putin's latest remarks on arms development and its negative impact on international arms control efforts," said a statement by the German chancellery.

It comes after Mr Trump and Ms Merkel spoke on the phone today.

Mr Putin unveiled the new arsenal yesterday in a state of the nation address, and showed a series of video montages of missiles crossing mountains and oceans, heading over the Atlantic before striking the US eastern seaboard.
 (RTE)
 2/3/18
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