ST. PETERSBURG, October 21. /TASS/. During a meeting with US Special Presidential Envoy Steve Witkoff, Russian President Vladimir Putin noted that he intends to discuss considerations for a potential upcoming meeting with American leader Donald Trump in China.

"These issues [of the settlement of the crises in Ukraine and in the Persian Gulf], as well as other topics, could undoubtedly be at the center of our discussion today, including the possibility of a meeting [with Trump] in China. I have some thoughts I’d like to share with you," Putin told Witkoff.