Russia’s President Vladimir Putin speaks with US Vice President Mike Pence during a meeting on the sidelines of the East Asia Summit in Singapore, Nov. 15, 2018. Photo: Sputnik / Alexei Druzhinin / Kremlin via Reuters.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said he discussed Washington’s plans to exit the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) arms treaty with US Vice President Mike Pence when they met in Singapore on Thursday.

Speaking to reporters at a summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Putin said he and Pence had also discussed relations with Iran.