Russian foreign minister mocks US media over intelligence reports

Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov has mocked US news reports suggesting President Donald Trump inappropriately shared sensitive intelligence with him about terror threats involving laptops on planes.

Russian foreign minister mocks US media over intelligence reports

Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov has mocked US news reports suggesting President Donald Trump inappropriately shared sensitive intelligence with him about terror threats involving laptops on planes.

Without directly confirming the details of their conversation, Mr Lavrov said he did not understand what the "secret" was, since the US introduced a ban on laptops on airlines from some Middle Eastern countries two months ago.

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