London, Apr 4 : Former US president Ronald Reagan tried to convert Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev to Christianity, a close aide to the late American leader has claimed.

According to biography, The Rebellion of Ronald Reagan, by the former Los Angeles Times reporter James Mann, there was a secret exchange between the two leaders that left at least one official present convinced that Reagan had tried to persuade his counterpart of the existence of God.

London, Mar 20 : A photograph has surfaced that reportedly shows Vladmir Putin and then US President Ronald Reagan together.

Official White House snapper Pete Souza took the Red Square picture in 1988.

The Sun quoted experts as saying that Soviet secret service agents often posed as bystanders when foreign leaders toured the USSR during the Cold War.

They claim Putin would have been briefed to ask a crafty question in an attempt to embarrass Ronnie during his visit to Mikhail Gorbachev.