Presidents Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump are set to meet in the US state on Friday
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has held a phone conversation with his American counterpart, Marco Rubio, just days ahead of a meeting between Presidents Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump, Moscow said on Tuesday.
The two top diplomats discussed “certain aspects” of the upcoming summit and confirmed that both sides want a successful outcome, a statement by the Russian ministry said. Moscow did not provide any further details about the call. The State Department has not commented so far.
The much-awaited meeting between the Russian and American leaders is scheduled to take place on August 15. Trump and Putin are expected to discuss the possible settlement of the conflict between Moscow and Kiev and a range of bilateral issues in person for the first time since the US president took office in January.
Read more Russia reveals expectations for Putin-Trump summitRussia sees the event as a chance to mend strained relations and tackle long-running disputes, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said earlier on Tuesday. Moscow hopes it will “give an impulse to the normalization of bilateral relations” and help the two nations “move forward” on several issues, he said.
Trump has described the Alaska summit as a “feel-out meeting” that will help him determine whether the Ukraine conflict can be settled. “I’d like to see the best deal that can be made for both parties,” he told journalists in Washington earlier this week.
The US president also said that he still sees great potential for trade with Russia, which “has a very valuable piece of land,” as well as “tremendous potential… to do well.”
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