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Kremlin Announces Possible Trump-Putin Meeting Prior to G20 Summit

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Russian Presidential Spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said that Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump may meet before this year's G20 summit in July.

During a daily press briefing with journalists at the Kremlin, Peskov said that a meeting between Putin and Trump would take place, "In all likelihood."

Peskov additionally said that a Jan. 28 telephone conversation between the two presidents had been "constructive," and had covered topics including international discussions and security and counter terrorism.

The G20 summit is scheduled to take place July 7-8 in Hamburg.

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