US envoy and Putin agree to work together on climate issues

US climate envoy John Kerry and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed in a phone call on Wednesday that the United States and Russia should work together on climate issues, the US State Department said in a statement.

"Recognising recent extreme weather events and other climate impacts, as well as the urgency to act," the statement said, Putin and Kerry "underscored the importance of the United States and Russia working together across a range of climate issues."

Kerry was in Moscow for...