Trump open to visiting Putin in Moscow, still looks forward to hosting him in Washington
2018-07-28 09:02:24 source：CNBC
July 27, 2018
The White House said Friday that President Donald Trump looks forward to hosting Russian President Vladimir Putin in Washington next year, and said he would also consider traveling to Moscow to meet with Putin.
"President Trump looks forward to having President Putin to Washington after the first of the year, and he is open to visiting Moscow upon receiving a formal invitation," press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said in a statement Friday morning.
The announcement from the White House came in response to Putin saying earlier in the day that telephone calls were an insufficient means of diplomacy and that he was prepared to go to Washington and meet with Trump, but only if "the right conditions" exist.
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