U.S. in Early Talks for Potential Summit Between Trump and Putin
Meeting would bring to the international stage one of the world’s most enigmatic political relationships
By Brett Forrest and
Peter Nicholas
Updated June 1, 2018 10:35 p.m. ET
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WASHINGTON—The White House is planning for a potential summit between President Donald Trump and President Vladimir Putin of Russia, according to people familiar with the efforts, a meeting that would bring to the international stage one of the world’s most enigmatic political relationships.
A senior administration official said Friday that Jon Huntsman, the U.S. ambassador to Russia, has been in Washington to help arrange a meeting between Messrs. Trump and Putin.
The planning is still at an early stage, the official said, with the two nations needing to agree on a date and location.
“This has been an ongoing project of Ambassador Huntsman, stretching back months, of getting a formal meeting between Putin and Trump,†the official said.
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