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Preparations for a meeting between Russian President and US President are at an “advanced stage”, Russian state news agency RIA has claimed.
The state-owned news agency quoted senior lawmaker Leonid Slutsky, who is head of the Duma’s international affairs committee.
Mr Slutsky claimed the meeting could take place soon, as early as in February or March.
This comes just days after the inauguration of Mr Trump’s second term at the White House, on January 20.
During his inauguration in Washington DC, the US leader called on Putin to begin talks to .
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Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office, he said: “He should make a deal. I think he’s destroying by not making a deal.
“Most people thought that war would have been over in one week. I think he’d be very well off to end that war.”
He added he was planning to meet with Putin, albeit he didn’t provide a timeline.
Mr Trump added: “I got along with [Putin] great. I would hope he wants to make a deal.”
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