Russian President Vladimir Putin convened the country's Security Council last night in connection with his telephone conversation with his American counterpart Donald Trump, Kremlin foreign policy adviser Yuri Ushakov said today, quoted by TASS, BTA reported.
Putin presented Security Council members with detailed information on the content of his conversation with Trump, Ushakov told journalists.
This was the eighth telephone conversation between the presidents of Russia and the United States since the beginning of the year. The exchange of views lasted two and a half hours and was one of the longest telephone consultations between Putin and Trump this year, TASS notes.
Ushakov described the conversation as meaningful, extremely frank and confidential. According to the Kremlin foreign policy adviser, Moscow and Washington "will not delay" and will begin preparations for a new bilateral summit, which could take place in Budapest. This process will begin in the coming days with a phone call between Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his American counterpart Marco Rubio, Ushakov specified.
Yesterday, Trump indicated that he would meet with Putin in the foreseeable future in the Hungarian capital. Later, the American president clarified that this could happen in the next two weeks.
During their contact yesterday, Putin and Trump discussed the topic of resolving the Ukrainian conflict and the possibility of the US providing Kiev with "Tomahawk" cruise missiles. In addition, the two leaders commented on bilateral relations between Moscow and Washington, as well as the situation in the Gaza Strip. At the end of their conversation, Putin and Trump agreed to maintain contact.