Do you feel "jealous" of Trump's meeting with the Chinese president? Putin responds

- Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on Friday that his country "welcomes trade negotiations between the United States and China," noting that any agreements reached between the two richest countries in the world "will affect the global economy." Putin told reporters at a cultural forum in St. Petersburg: "They are the largest economies in the world, and how they reach agreements on contentious issues and the problems arising from the illegal sanctions imposed by the United States - and the nature of the agreements that will be reached - will affect the entire global economy, including ours."

Putin pointed out that while Russian-American relations have "dropped to zero," the trade volume with China amounts to $240 billion. In response to a question from reporters about whether he feels jealous of Chinese leader Xi Jinping's meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump this week, Putin replied: "Jealousy belongs to a completely different realm, of a human nature related to relationships between men and women. As for international politics, I believe such concepts are not used." He also mentioned that he has not yet decided whether he will attend the upcoming summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum in China. It is noteworthy that the Chinese president made a three-day visit to the United States, which was warmly received by Trump, who personally welcomed him at the airport.