Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters, “Details need to be worked out. In their telephone conversation yesterday, the heads of state agreed to continue contacts with a focus on a separate meeting and agreed to immediately instruct their respective deputies. Now the work will start quickly; it will be necessary to wait for the determination of such details as where and when the meeting will be held.”<\/p>\n
Peskov later said in an interview with Channel One<\/em>\u00a0that the preparation of such a meeting could take weeks or even months, and that Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, could be a suitable venue, but no decision has yet been taken.<\/p>\n Peskov said, “Riyadh was raised as a possible venue during the meeting. President Trump said after the meeting that he supports Saudi Arabia as a partner state. It is also known that Putin has very good relations with the Crown Prince. On one occasion, they even spent hours discussing world problems. This is a country with which we have very constructive cooperation in various fields. In this respect, Riyadh is convenient for both countries.”<\/p>\n Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump held their first official telephone conversation after a long break a day ago. Putin invited Trump to Moscow, and the presidents agreed to “maintain personal contacts, including the organization of personal meetings,” the Kremlin said in a statement.<\/p>\n Peskov did not comment on whether this was the first meeting of the presidents since Trump’s reelection but said it was “extremely important.”<\/p>\n According to Peskov’s statement, Putin and Trump have invited each other, but there is no concreteness on this issue yet, and “exchanging mutual invitations is one thing, focusing on a separate bilateral meeting is different processes.”<\/p>\n “Certainly, there is a need for a meeting to take place quickly enough. The heads of state have a lot to talk about; many issues mentioned in yesterday’s telephone conversation are on the agenda. But it is not yet possible to talk about dates because work will begin these days,” Peskov said.<\/p>\n After the conversation, Putin and Trump agreed that the Ukrainian conflict can be resolved through peace talks and that Russia and the United States have the political will to hold a dialogue.<\/p>\n Peskov also said that there was no understanding yet on Europe’s participation in the negotiation process. On the question of China’s involvement in the negotiations, he called for patience.<\/p>\n Ukraine will be part of the negotiating process for the settlement of the conflict, the spokesman said.<\/p>\n Asked whether Ukraine’s full participation in the negotiations is being considered, Peskov said: “One way or another, Ukraine will of course participate in the negotiations. There will be both a bilateral Russia-US way of this dialogue and a way with Ukraine’s participation.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters, “Details need to be worked out. In their telephone conversation yesterday, the heads of state agreed to continue contacts with a focus on a separate meeting and agreed to immediately instruct their respective deputies. Now the work will start quickly; it will be necessary to wait for the determination […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7839,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ep_exclude_from_search":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[175],"tags":[6591,3153,963,1802,319,1433,1059,1237,652,6596,6595,949,683,6592,679,6593,6508,6594,821,444],"class_list":["post-7838","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-diplomacy","tag-bilateral-meeting","tag-dialogue","tag-diplomacy","tag-dmitry-peskov","tag-donald-trump","tag-international-relations","tag-kremlin","tag-negotiations","tag-peace-talks","tag-political-will","tag-potential-meeting-venues","tag-riyadh","tag-russia","tag-russia-us-relations","tag-saudi-arabia","tag-trump-putin-meeting","tag-ukraine-conflict","tag-ukraine-negotiations","tag-us","tag-vladimir-putin"],"yoast_head":"\n