Washington reported that Trump and Putin were discussing the possibility of meeting in the White House

The American authorities confirmed that US President Donald Trump discussed with his Russian colleague Vladimir Putin the possibility of meeting, while considering the White House as an option for its holding. Earlier on Monday , they told about the same in the Kremlin . But if in Moscow they report the proposal received by Trump to meet Putin, then in Washington they prefer to say that possible negotiations were simply discussed by two leaders on the phone during the conversation held on March 20.

According to the press secretary of the White House Sarah Sanders, during this discussion as one of the options for the meeting of the heads of state was mentioned the White House. “As the president himself [Trump] confirmed on March 20 a few hours after his last conversation [by phone] with President Putin, they discussed [a possible] bilateral meeting“ in a not so distant future ”in a number of potential places, including the White House. At the moment, we have nothing to add to this,” Sanders said in a brief written statement.

As Reuters notes, the White House spokesman did not confirm that the American side invited Putin to meet Trump.

Meanwhile, the Kremlin previously reported that the US president suggested his Russian colleague to meet in the White House. “When our presidents talked on the phone, Trump suggested holding the first meeting in Washington, in the White House,” said Yuri Ushakov, assistant to the President of the Russian Federation.