The second meeting, undisclosed at the time, took place at a dinner for G-20 leaders, a senior administration official said. “As the dinner was concluding,” it said, Trump spoke “briefly” with Putin, who was seated next to first lady Melania Trump. The encounter appeared to underscore the extent to which Trump was eager throughout the summit to cultivate a friendship with Putin. Reporters traveling with the White House were not informed during the trip, and there was no formal readout of the chat. The dinner at the G-20 summit, held July 7-8, occurred hours after Trump and Putin’s lengthy formal meeting.

Source: Washington Post July 18, 2017 22:25 UTC