Are Trump and Putin Meeting in Slovenia?

Trump and Putin meetingAre U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin about to meet in Slovenia?

The answer to this question remains, as of yet, unclear.

Here's what we do know...

Just five days ago, on March 1, a senior U.S. official denied claims that a Trump and Putin meeting was indeed being planned.

That was after Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov stated on Feb. 28 that practical preparations were underway for a meeting between the two leaders. Ryabkov had added, however, that there was "no agreement yet as to the time and place," reported The Wall Street Journal.

And despite Washington's repudiation, another source is now touting a meeting between the two world leaders.

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This time it's the leader of the small nation state of Slovenia egging on the Trump-Putin meet-up gossip...

Tiny Nation Invites "Traditional" Trump and Putin Meeting

Just this morning (March 6), Slovenian President Borut Pahor told The Associated Press that his invitation to host a summit between Trump and Putin is "still on."

The Slovenian leader even went so far as to remind the press of the Slovenian "tradition" surrounding such meetings...

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He pointed first to the June 2001 get-together between former U.S. President George W. Bush and Putin as evidence of such a tradition. That's when Bush and Putin met in Slovenia to examine a potential compromise on the U.S. missile defense plans that Moscow opposed at the time.

Another Russia-U.S. summit Pahor mentioned as evidence of this tradition was a July 7, 2009, meeting between former President Barack Obama and Putin. That's when Washington tried to "reset its ties" to Moscow with a pivotal arms control pact that set new lower caps on the number of warheads each country could deploy.

"Slovenia has officially expressed readiness ... it is ready to be the host of this [Trump-Putin] meeting," said Pahor this a.m. "[The two leaders] would be welcome in fine atmosphere."

Pahor also reminded the press that Slovenia is also the home country of First Lady Melania Trump. "Probably it would be attractive for the president of the United States because the first lady is from our country," the Slovenian president said, before almost negating his entire idea on the matter: "I wouldn't be surprised if they decide differently... it's their decision."

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