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RT: ‘Months, not weeks’ before a Trump-Putin meeting can be organized – Kremlin
It would take months rather than weeks to organize a meeting between US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.
“It won’t happens in a matter of weeks,” Peskov said of a possible meeting between the two leaders, in an interview with the BBC as cited by Russian news agencies. “Let’s hope that it can happen in months to come.”
Peskov added that no negotiations between Moscow and Washington on the matter were underway, but this may change once Trump and Putin have a phone conversation in the near future.
“President Putin will call President Trump after the inauguration to congratulate him. It’s a protocol thing that has to be done,” he said. “We expect that they may discuss their positions on a possible meeting.”
He added that whenever the meeting happens, “Putin would be ready.”
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Update #1: Russia's Putin ready to meet Trump, preparations may take months: TASS (Reuters)
Update #2: Trump-Putin Meeting Could Take Months (IBTIMES)
WNU Editor: These meetings always take time to arrange. I had a taste of it when Soviet President Mikhail S. Gorbachev visited China in 1989 to meet Deng Xiaoping (link is here). Preparations and negotiations took almost two years .... and every detail was worked out months in advance (i.e. the exact time for the meeting, locations, snacks, etc.). In the case of Trump - Putin .... they will be meeting at the G20 .... but what will be discussed will first be arranged by the officials from both the White House/State Department and the Kremlin/Foreign Office .... and that will probably start to happen when Rex Tillerson is confirmed, and his aides/officials/etc. are hired/confirmed/etc..
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