According to Russian news agencies quoted Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov as saying, Russian President Vladimir Putin has summoned a meeting of the Russian Security Council after a phone call with US President Donald Trump on October 16.
Mr. Ushakov said that at the meeting, Mr. Putin informed the Council members in detail about the content of the exchanges between the two leaders.
Previously, Mr. Putin and Mr. Trump reached an agreement to organize a new summit to discuss the conflict in Ukraine. This move is seen as a surprise in the context of Moscow's concerns about the possibility of Washington increasing military support for Kiev.
The Russian Security Council is considered the leading authority in deciding on the country's national security decisions. President Putin's quick calling for a meeting immediately after the phone call with Mr. Trump shows the importance of the content of the talks between the two sides for Russia's foreign policy and security.
According to observers, the phone call between Mr. Putin and Mr. Trump took place in the context of the two countries' relations still tense, but the two leaders' agreement to meet again is considered a signal showing the possibility of resuming dialogue on key international issues.
