Trump may be planning to meet one-on-one with Putin at their upcoming summit

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• In an upcoming July 16 summit, President Donald Trump plans to sit with Russia's Vladimir Putin for a one-on-one meeting before allowing other aides in, a source told CNN. 
• Trump has met Putin on the sidelines of several international conferences, but have not had a formal bilateral meeting 
• Experts have warned that the meeting could have potentially massive consequences, as Putin has been described as a "very disciplined negotiator" who may be able to extract major concessions from Trump. 

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In an upcoming July 16 summit, President Donald Trump reportedly plans to sit with Russia's Vladimir Putin for a one-on-one meeting before allowing other aides to join them.

A source familiar with the president's plans told CNN that the meeting will take place at the start of the summit in Finland, similar to his closed-door meeting with North Korea's Kim Jong Un last month. Before meeting wih Kim, Trump said he would be able to gauge his chemistry with the North Korean leader "within the first minute."

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