Betimes discussions for a meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are conjectured to be underway, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday, citing authors familiar with the matter.
U.S. ambassador to Russia Jon Huntsman has been in Washington for a months-long travail to arrange a formal meeting between the two leaders, the publication said, citing a superior administration official.
The purpose of a summit would be to resolve thorny events between the two nations, the report said. Syria, Ukraine and nuclear-arms exercise power are among expected discussion topics, the publication added.
In 2017, Trump and Putin met twice on the sidelines of universal meetings. Although Trump has been criticized frequently for not aggressively confronting Putin, Moscow and Washington experience differed sharply on a range of issues — most recently the U.S.-led register with on Syria for its suspected chemical attack on civilians.
The White House did not instantly respond to a CNBC request for comment on Saturday.
The discussions are taking put out against the backdrop of a probe by U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller, a prior FBI director. His office is investigating possible ties between Trump’s presidential plebiscite campaign and Russian officials, which Trump has roundly dismissed as baseless.
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