President Donald Trump has said he could meet with Russia's Vladimir Putin shortly after his upcoming trip to the Middle East in May, where's he expected to visit Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates.
The Gulf tour, set for May 13 through the 16th, will be the first such Mideast trip of Trump's second term. TASS reported this week, "In March, Russian presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov told TASS that Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin could meet in Saudi Arabia at some point."
While there are no clear, concrete plans for this, Trump was asked by reporters Wednesday about the possibility of talks with Putin while in Saudi Arabia.