Russian President Vladimir Putin stated that the meeting with his United States counterpart, Donald Trump, needs to be prepared and that the uncertain meeting between the two leaders, which would take place in Budapest, Hungary, was proposed by the Americans themselves, according to information from the Russian state agency RIA.
According to RIAPutin said he wanted to maintain dialogue with the US and minimized the effects of US sanctions on the Russian economy.
He stated that Russia’s contribution to the global energy balance is very significant and would have discussed with Trump the impact of the Russian oil supply situation on global prices, including in the USA.
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“Russia’s energy sector is confident, although certain losses are expected,” he said, according to the agency.
A Interfax reports that Putin said that, despite the little impact on the economy, US sanctions harm relations with Russia. “It is very likely that Trump wanted to say that the meeting was postponed”, he pondered, referring to the US president’s speech on Wednesday.
