A Kremlin senior official said on Sunday a possible summit between the Russian and US presidents is likely to be held in June despite current tensions between the two countries.
The White House had announced United States President Joe Biden put forward the idea of holding the summit with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin "in a third country in the coming months" after the two leaders had a phone conversation on April 13. Later, Biden specified he had offered his Russian counterpart a meeting this summer in Europe.
In an interview with the Rossiya-1 TV channel, the Kremlin's top foreign policy aide, Yuri Ushakov, said they received signals from Washington on plans to hold the meeting of the leaders.
The two presidents are likely to hold a meeting in June, but the final decision will depend on many factors, Ushakov said. He said the Kremlin and White House have not started discussions on the summit at a working level.
But Ushakov revealed the two sides have suggested "particular dates in June".
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov echoed Ushakov in the same program with Russian TV, saying Moscow is upbeat about Washington's proposal on holding the meeting between the presidents, and is now considering this possibility.
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