Saturday, 18 February 2017

Kremlin says conclusions on Russian-US relations could be drawn after leaders meet

According to Peskov, it is still unclear when the first meeting between Putin and Trump could take place.

MOSCOW, February 17. /TASS/. The Kremlin still has no illusions concerning the possibility of improving Russian-US relations but believes it will be possible to draw conclusions only after Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump hold a meeting, Russian Presidential Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters.

"It has been only a month [since Trump’s inauguration] so it is too early to draw any conclusions and make assessments, especially since the two leaders haven’t met yet," he said. According to Peskov, it was still unclear when the first meeting between Putin and Trump could take place.

"After they meet each other in person and have substantial talks, it will be clear where we could cooperate and what differences remain," the Kremlin spokesman added.

"As for satisfaction and disappointment (from Trump’s first month in office), we have been saying in the past several months that we view the world with open eyes and never no illusions so we have nothing to be disappointed at," Peskov said.

Source: ITAR-TASS 18-02-2017