Russia Won't Pick Fight With Trump on Climate, Lawmaker Says
- Committed to Paris accord but ‘other issues more important’
- Pushkov: Kremlin doesn’t see topic of contention with U.S.
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Russia intends to stick to international climate commitments, though it may not argue with President Donald Trump if he decides to weaken U.S. adherence to the Paris accord, according to a senior Russian lawmaker.
“We will support all the efforts that lead to progress in this area,” Alexei Pushkov, a member of the Russian upper house’s defense and security committee, said in an interview in Munich on Saturday. “But I don’t think we will choose to have it as a topic of contention with President Trump.”