The White House and the Kremlin are considering a meeting between US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, according to Politico.
In a statement to the White House, the US President told reporters that "there is a possibility of a meeting with Putin this summer."
A few days ago, the senior director in charge of Europe and Russia at the US National Security Council, Richard Hooker, told the Russian news agency TASS that the two sides are working on the idea without giving further details.
It is noted that discussions about the possibility of holding a meeting between the two leaders began when the two men had a telephone conversation on April 20.
In other news, a senior North Korean official met with the Russian president today.
Vladimir Putin extended an invitation to leader Kim Jong Un.