White House "No plans for a Trump-Putin meeting in the near future"

JH Kim

Summary

The White House said there are no plans for a meeting between President Trump and President Putin in the near future.
It said this dismissed speculation about the possibility of U.S.-Russia diplomatic contact that was recently raised.
It said that while major issues such as the war in Ukraine and energy export sanctions persist between the two countries, an official summit between leaders is expected to be difficult for the time being.

The White House said there are no plans for a meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin in the near future. This stance dismissed speculation about the possibility of recent diplomatic contact between the U.S. and Russia.

On the 21st (local time), according to economic news channel Walter Bloomberg (Walter Bloomberg), a senior White House official said, "There is currently no meeting schedule between President Trump and President Putin under consideration."

This remark came after reports in some foreign media raising the possibility of an early meeting between U.S. and Russian leaders. Recently, major issues such as the war in Ukraine and energy export sanctions have continued between the two countries, but official talks between leaders are expected to be difficult for the time being.