Putin, Trump May Meet Before July G-20 Summit, Russia Says
- Preparations being made for first meeting, Ryabkov says
- Trump expected to visit Europe in May for NATO, G-7 summits
Vladimir Putin, Russia's president, speaks during a news conference in Budapest, Hungary, on Thursday, Feb. 2, 2017.
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Russia and the U.S. are preparing for a possible first meeting between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump before the two presidents attend July’s Group of 20 summit in Germany, according to Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov.
“There are preparations,” Ryabkov said Thursday in a text message. “The issue of whether the schedules of both leaders can coincide is a separate question. As of today, there is no clarity on this.”