U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he had not yet made a decision on his meeting with Putin and said he still believes Ukraine and Russia have a chance to cease fire.
Earlier that day, senior White House officials said there were no plans for a meeting between Trump and Putin at the moment.
Russian Presidential Press Secretary Peskov said in a briefing on the 21st,Russian and American leaders have not previously set a specific date for the meetingAnd denied the media's allegations that the two presidents would arrive at the meeting place in Budapest at the same time, Peskov said that complex preparations are needed before the meeting, and that the Russian sideins a pragmatic attitude.
In addition, Dmitriev, president of the Russian Direct Investment Fund, said on social media on the same day that the media was misinterpreting the meaning of the Russia-US summit in the "near future". He stressed that preparations for the meeting are under way. (CCTV reporter Liu Xiaoqian Wang Bin)