MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump could meet again in the near future, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in an interview published on Friday. "I have no doubt that if the presidents consider it necessary,

Vladimir Putin has praised his relationship with Donald Trump, referring to his "sense of humor" in response to a question in which the U.S. president appeared to criticize his Russian counterpart.

Please give my warmest regards to Vladimir Putin, and Kim Jong Un, as you conspire against The United States of America,” Trump said in a Truth Social post directed at the Chinese leader.

Trump took to social media as China's Xi Jinping, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russian President Vladimir Putin appeared together in Beijing.

President Trump’s extraordinary summit with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia last month has yet to yield any concrete results on the war in Ukraine.

"The U.S. Secret Service currently lacks a mechanism to reimburse local governments for their support," an agency spokesperson said.

The Kremlin said on Wednesday that Vladimir Putin was not conspiring with China's Xi Jinping and North Korea's Kim Jong Un against the United States, and suggested that perhaps President Donald Trump was being ironic with his criticism.

Some of President Trump’s pressure tactics appear to have backfired, sending would-be allies into the embrace of China.

Vladimir Putin wants Ukraine to relinquish 50,000 square miles of sovereign territory and become a Russian vassal state in all but name. Those were his demands before Donald Trump regained the White House in January and they remain his objectives today.