[Russia] - Putin-Trump Talks Expected in February or March, Senior Russian Lawmaker Says

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Russian President Vladimir Putin might meet with former U.S
President Donald Trump at some point in February or March, a senior Russian legislator stated Thursday.Leonid Slutsky, chairman of the State
Dumas International Affairs Committee, informed reporters that preparations for the top were at an innovative stage.Whether its February or
March, lets not hypothesize let the leaders competently and adequately get ready for it, Slutsky said, adding that more information on the
conference would appear soon.The Kremlin confirmed Wednesday that Russian authorities had actually just recently intensified contacts with
members of Trumps administration
Trump said Sunday that White House authorities were in talks with Russian authorities about ending the war in Ukraine however declined to
state whether he had actually personally spoken with Putin.Putin said last month that he was ready to meet with Trump to go over the Ukraine
war and other locations of interest to both the U.S
and Russia.The conference may cover the most important issues in world politics Ukraine, the Middle East, and the future of the global
order, Slutsky, a member of the nationalist Liberal Democratic Party, informed reporters.Slutskys comments followed a closed-door
instruction by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov at the State Duma, according to Kremlin-aligned Telegram channels.