Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with U.S. President Donald Trump as he arrives to attend a commemoration ceremony for Armistice Day, 100 years after the end of the First World War at the Arc de Triomphe, in Paris, France. Ludovic Marin/Pool via REUTERS
AFP: Russia hits out at US 'unpredictability' under Trump, saying it is causing 'deep global concern'
* Kremlin disapprove of erratic managing of 'most powerful economy in the world'
* Putin and Trump are set to meet in two weeks at the G20 summit in Argentina
* Relations are at their lowest ebb after the poisoning of Sergei and Yulia Skripal
* But the pair appeared amiable at the 100th Anniversary of Armistice Day in Paris
The Kremlin hit out at the 'unpredictability' of the United States under Trump, saying it was causing 'deep global concern'.
'The fact that America has become unpredictable lately is no secret to anyone,' Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told Dozhd TV today during a visit by President Vladimir Putin to Singapore.
'Such unpredictability from the largest country, the most powerful economy in the world, is the subject of deep global concern,' he added.
Trump and Putin gave nothing away when they greeted each other with smiles at the 100th Anniversary of Armistice Day commemoration in Paris over the weekend.
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