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US President Donald Trump commented on his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, which was held on the sidelines of the G20 meeting in Japan's Osaka, with 'great, positive results.From RFE/RL: Putin: US-Russia to resume nuclear arms talks
'"I think he is a great guy. I think we had a great meeting, "said the US President to the columnist for the All-Russian State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company, Pavel Zarubin.
According to Trump, he and Vladimir Putin have achieved a lot, they began to discuss trade.
"We must have trade - between Russia and the United States, two great countries. Yesterday was a great meeting. He is an extraordinary man. Thank you very much," said the President of the United States.
The ex-President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko was apparently very upset that Trump did not consult with Kiev before negotiations with Putin, though had their been a private consultation he would not have been privy to it.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that he and his U.S. counterpart, Donald Trump, have ordered their foreign ministers to begin consultations on nuclear arms control.
Speaking after the Group of 20 summit in Osaka, Japan, on June 29, Putin stressed that "we cannot yet say whether this will lead to an extension of New START treaty," referring to a 2010 arms-control agreement that is due to expire in 2021 unless the two countries agree on an extension.
Trump spoke with journalists separately the same day and said of his talks with Putin: "We talked a lot about arms control."
According to the White House statement released after their meeting, Trump and Putin did discuss the question of the treaty.
"The Presidents agreed the two countries will continue discussion on a 21st century model of arms control, which President Trump stated as needing to include China," the statement said.
Trump administration officials have signaled they want to negotiate a new treaty that includes China.
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