Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin had a second date at G20

After the two met for more than two hours on the sidelines of the conference, they chatted for around an hour at a couples-only dinner

Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump meet on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Hamburg. Pic/AFP

US President Donald Trump held a second, previously undisclosed meeting with Russia’s Vladimir Putin on July 7 during the G-20 summit in Hamburg, the White House said on Tuesday.

"There was a couples-only social dinner at the G-20. Toward the end, the president spoke to Putin at the dinner," said National Security Council spokesman Michael Antonas., adding, "No staff or cabinet [members] were at the dinner at all, for any of the countries."

The dinner took place hours after Trump and Putin had met formally for more than two hours on the sidelines of the conference in the German city. US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov were present for the earlier discussion. Trump and Putin were seated at opposite ends of the table for the dinner, but the American leader left his spot and went to sit next to the Russian. The two presidents spoke for around an hour, accompanied only by Putin’s translator.

Ian Bremmer, president of the US-based Eurasia Group, was the first to disclose the second meeting between Trump and Putin. In a newsletter to clients, Bremer said he learned of the discussion from two people who were at the dinner.

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