Mr Putin’s press secretary Dmitry Peskov ruled out a formal meeting and said the best option now would be a conversation on the margins of an international summit. Mr Peskov said the possibility of Mr Putin visiting Washington for talks was raised when the two leaders met in Helsinki in the summer. But tensions have since reached boiling point over Mr Trump’s decision to pull put of a key nuclear treaty and Russia’s renewed campaign of military aggression against neighbouring Ukraine.
Express.co.uk: Russia says Trump-Putin talks are out of question
US President Donald Trump(R), looks at Russia's President Vladimir Putin as they take place for a family photo, during the G20 Leaders' Summit in Buenos Aires, on Nov. 30, 2018.
