Theresa May has spoken to Russian president Vladimir Putin for the first time since she became Prime Minister …The Kremlin said bo

Theresa May has spoken to Russian president Vladimir Putin for the first time since she became Prime Minister.

The Kremlin said both leaders expressed dissatisfaction with UK-Russian relations and pledged to improve ties.

The UK's relationship with Russia became increasingly strained under former prime minister David Cameron, following Mr Putin's support for the Syrian regime, the Ukraine crisis, and the recent inquiry in to the 2006 poisoning death of ex-Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/theresa-may-speaks-russian-president-vladimir-putin-for-the-first-time-since-becoming-prime-minister-a7182136.html