Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) and US President Donald Trump (Photo: AFP/VNA)

Kremlin foreign policy aide Yuri Ushakov said on Wednesday that the summit will take place in a mutually convenient third country and that several more weeks are needed to prepare for it. He said the time and place of the summit will be announced on Thursday.

Ushakov made the statement after a meeting between Putin and US National Security Adviser John Bolton in the Kremlin. He said the Putin-Trump summit is likely to last several hours, including direct dialogues and meetings with the press.