Donald Trump wants to meet Vladimir Putin in Paris on November 11

The US president has said he wants to meet his Russian counterpart, in conjunction with the commemoration of the end of the First World War, Sunday, November 11. Vladimir Putin stressed that "it is possible and necessary to look for points of convergence. "

US President Donald Trump wants to meet his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Paris on the sidelines of the commemoration of the end of the First World War on November 11, said Tuesday the White House advisor to National Security John Bolton.

"President Trump will be very happy to meet you in Paris on the sidelines of commemorations of the 100 years of the Armistice," said John Bolton at the beginning of his meeting with Vladimir Putin in Moscow, according to statements broadcast on television. "It would be useful to continue a direct dialogue with the President of the United States [...] For example in Paris, if the US side is interested in these contacts," said Putin.

"Whatever the approaches, it is possible and necessary to seek points of convergence," continued the Russian president, noting that trade between Russia and the United States were increasing despite the sanctions.

The two leaders will travel to Paris on November 11 to take part in the commemorations of the First World War, for which more than 60 heads of state and government are expected.

A "constructive" meeting in July in Helsinki

Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin met for their first bilateral summit in Helsinki in July. At his conclusion, the American president had been much criticized in his country for being very conciliatory with his Russian counterpart. "It was, in my opinion, a useful meeting and sometimes quite hard. In the end, I think, it was constructive, " said Putin on Tuesday, October 23, about the Helsinki summit.

"To put it honestly, we are sometimes surprised to see the United States taking absolutely unjustified measures against Russia, which we can not call friendly," he said. "We are not fighting back to these measures. But it goes on and on ... " , he regretted.

John Bolton met several senior Russian officials on Monday and Tuesday before being received by President Putin. His visit follows Donald Trump's announcement of an upcoming withdrawal of the US Intermediate Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF) from the USSR during the Cold War.