A misfire with intersection

The meeting of the presidents of Russia and the USA Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump "on the fields" of the APEC summit in Vietnam continues to coordinate, but there is no clarity for its conduct yet. This was stated by the press secretary of the Russian president Dmitry Peskov, Interfax reports .

On Friday, Bloomberg, citing a press secretary of the American leader Sarah Sanders, reported that Trump and Putin’s negotiations would not take place. “They can see each other and say hello? Of course, perhaps probably,” said Sanders. “But from the point of view of the planned, official meeting in the calendar there is nothing, and we do not expect it to be.”

In the evening, RIA Novosti reported that at the ceremony of photographing the participants of the Summit Putin and Trump, with a smile greeted each other and exchanged handshake. At the end of the ceremony, the leaders of the states went to the reception. Putin and Trump took places at the table, they are separated by six people.

On November 3, Trump stated that during the APEC summit in Vietnam, which will be held on November 11-12, may negotiate with the Russian president . “We can have a meeting with Putin. I repeat, Putin is very important for us, as he can help us with North Korea. He can help us in Syria, and we must talk about Ukraine,” Trump told Fox News.

Trump will participate in the APEC summit during a ten-day trip to the countries of Southeast Asia. The White House said that the president plans several meetings with the leaders of the countries during the summit, but in the American administration they cannot yet say who exactly with.

If negotiations in Vietnam still take place, this will be the second meeting of Trump with Putin. The first took place on July 7 on the fields of the G20 summit in Hamburg. The leaders of the countries agreed on a truce in the south-west of Syria, and also discussed the situation in Ukraine, the fight against international terrorism and cybersecurity.