The report indicates that nothing has been publicly announced, but there are private discussions about accelerating the long-anticipated meeting between Trump and Putin.
CNN reports that preparations are also underway for upcoming negotiations between representatives of Russia and the U.S., which may soon take place in one of the Persian Gulf states.
In Moscow, optimism has resurfaced regarding the idea that the challenging negotiations over ending the war in Ukraine may "take a back seat" to a range of potentially lucrative economic agreements between the U.S. and Russia that are already being discussed behind closed doors, the channel reports.
Journalists emphasized that if one sets aside the numerous risks, there is potential for "huge profits" from doing business with Russia, which possesses the fourth-largest reserves of rare earth metals in the world. According to them, this clearly appeals to the "mercantile Trump."