Trump enigmatic about possible meeting with Putin during September visit to China

(Patria) - US President Donald Trump neither confirmed nor denied whether he would meet with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin when he visits China later this year, TASS reported.

"Well, we have many potential meetings," he said when asked if he might meet with Putin in Beijing.

Trump was answering reporters' questions at a meeting with his Filipino counterpart Ferdinand Marcos Jr. at the White House.

"And I have been invited by many people, and we will be making those decisions pretty soon."

Russian President's spokesperson Dmitry Peskov recently stated that a meeting between the presidents of the Russian Federation and the United States in Beijing at the September events honoring the 80th anniversary of the victory over Japan is possible.

The Times stated that a meeting of the leaders of the three victorious countries - Russia, China, and the United States - is possible at the September celebration.

Peskov noted in an interview with TASS that the Kremlin does not yet have information about such a meeting. At the end of June, presidential aide for international affairs Yury Ushakov stated that Putin plans to spend four days in China.

During the visit, the Russian president will participate in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Tianjin, which will be held from August 31 to September 1.

Full Russian-Chinese negotiations are scheduled for September 2, and on September 3 in Beijing, the leaders of Russia and China will jointly participate in celebrations dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the victory over Japan and the end of World War II.