Kremlin spokesman says Putin, Trump decided to meet to give impetus to resolution of Ukrainian crisis - Anadolu Ajansı

Russia said on Wednesday that it was still preparing for a potential summit between President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump, though no date had been set and that Putin - like Trump - did not want to waste his time.

A planned summit between the United States and Russia in Hungary has apparently been put on hold. A White House official on Tuesday told NHK there are no plans to hold such a meeting "in the immediate future.

Russian Presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said at a briefing on October 20 that Russia's position on the possibility of freezing the conflict with Ukraine remains consistent and has not changed.Earlier,

Doubts are emerging over the likelihood of a swift meeting between Presidents Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump to discuss a ceasefire in Ukraine.

The Kremlin said on Monday that it had its own capabilities to cover all of its battlefield needs after being asked about a Ukrainian claim that China was providing intelligence to enable Moscow to better launch missile strikes against Ukraine.

Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev said on Monday that supplying U.S. Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine could end badly for everyone, especially U.S. President Donald Trump.

Years after Putin ordered full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russia's financial system is showing signs of vulnerability.