American officials are in initial talks with Russian representatives in to arrange a summit between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Jon Huntsman, U.S. ambassador to Russia, has been in Washington working out the details for the meeting according to the Wall Street Journal.
‘This has been an ongoing project of ambassador Huntsman, stretching back months, of getting a formal meeting between Putin and Trump,’ the official said.
Early discussions for a meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are said to be underway

The purpose of a summit would be to resolve thorny issues between the two nations
Although both President Trump and Putin have already met face-to-face twice, both encounters have been but on the sidelines of larger international meetings.
Last summer the pair met during the G20 summit in Germany and in November at a summit in Vietnam.
The two nations have much to discuss including global conflicats such as Syria and Ukraine.
There are uncomfortable topics too including U.S. intelligence findings that the Kremlin interfered via social media in a bid to influence the presidential election.
Mr Trump invited Mr Putin to Washington during a controversial phone call to the Russian president in March when he congratulated him winning the presidential election.

In 2017 Trump and Putin met twice on the sidelines of international meetings such as Vietnam

The two leaders also met at the G20 in Hamburg, Germany in July 2017
Senator John McCain blasted Trump at the time, saying: ‘An American president does not lead the Free World, by congratulating dictators on winning sham elections.’
At the time, Putin and Trump discussed a meeting in the ‘not-too-distant future.’
Trump often spoke positively about Putin during his campaign, calling the former KGB spy a better leader than former President Barack Obama, and expressing a desire to improve relations with the Kremlin.
His consistent praise of Putin has seen many question the true nature of the relationship between the two men.
Last year, Trump told how Putin denied interfering in the U.S. election. Trump told reporters on Air Force One after meeting with Putin in Vietnam: ‘He said he didn’t meddle. I really believe that when he tells me that, he means it. I think he’s very insulted by it, if you want to know the truth.’
Former presidents Obama and George W. Bush held summits with Putin within six months of taking office.

Trump has been criticized frequently for not aggressively confronting Putin. Moscow and Washington have differed sharply on a range of issues — most recently the U.S.-led strike on Syria for its suspected chemical attack on civilians