Russian President Vladimir Putin and US National Security Adviser John Bolton. © Mikhail Metzel/TASS
CNN: Details of Trump, Putin summit are set, will be announced Thursday
Washington (CNN)Details of a summit meeting between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin will be announced on Thursday, a US official has told CNN. This official would not offer more details, but Helsinki, Finland, remains a leading site contender for the two leaders' meeting.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov also told CNN Wednesday that Washington and Moscow will jointly announce Thursday the time and place for a planned summit.
"The joint announcement is due to be made tomorrow," he told CNN's Matthew Chance.
Putin's aide Yuri Ushakov was quoted earlier by state news agency RIA Novosti as saying the summit would take place in an as-yet-unnamed third country.
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WNU Editor: I am willing to bet that the meeting will happen after the NATO summit, and it will be in Vienna.
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