Russian president will meet Trump but preparations might take months

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said this will not be in coming weeks, let’s hope for the best - that the meeting will happen in the coming months.

Russian president Vladimir Putin is ready to meet US president Donald Trump but preparations for the possible meeting may take months, not weeks, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov was quoted as saying by TASS news agency.

Traditional Russian wooden dolls called Matryoshka depicting Russian president Vladimir Putin and US president Donald Trump displayed at a street souvenir shop in Russia. (AP photo)

“This will not be in coming weeks, let’s hope for the best - that the meeting will happen in the coming months,” Peskov told BBC, according to TASS.

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