( CNN) Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday he is ready to go to Washington and has invited US President Donald Trump to Moscow, but there “has to be necessary conditions.”
White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said in a statement that Trump is “open to visiting Moscow, ” but indicated he has yet to receive a formal invitation from his Russian counterpart.
“President Trump looks forward to having President Putin to Washington after the first of the year, and he is open to visiting Moscow upon receiving a formal invitation, ” Sanders said in a statement Friday morning.
