moscow russian president vladimir putin u.s. president donald trump may meet next week asian economic summit amid strain sanction moscow syria conflict investigation allege russian meddle 2016 u.s. presidential campaign kremlin friday say talk way set encounter asia-pacific economic cooperation apec summit danang vietnam nov. 8-10. trump tell fox news interview late thursday possible would meet putin trip may meet putin say putin important help us north korea help us syria talk ukraine representatives white house immediately reply request comment friday meet indeed discuss kremlin spokesman dmitry peskov tell reporters hard overestimate importance significance international matter contact presidents russia unite state putin trump first meet g20 summit hamburg july discuss allegations russian meddle u.s. election last year agree focus good tie rather litigate past relations moscow washington sour since trump august grudgingly sign new sanction russia move moscow say end hop good tie putin order washington cut embassy consular staff russia half tensions also flare conflict syria trump-putin meet come would come investigations washington allege russian meddle presidential election possible collusion trump campaign yield first indictments u.s. special counsel robert mueller office week unveil charge former trump campaign manager paul manafort manafort associate richard gate campaign foreign policy adviser george papadopoulos manafort gate plead guilty papadapoulos plead guilty wall street journal also report u.s. authorities enough evidence charge six members russian government hack democratic national committee computers 2016 campaign putin trump may meet next week apec summit