President Trump Donald John TrumpBubba Wallace to be driver of Michael Jordan, Denny Hamlin NASCAR team Graham: GOP will confirm Trump's Supreme Court nominee before the election Southwest Airlines, unions call for six-month extension of government aid MORE reportedly met late last year with Russian President Vladimir Putin without a translator or aide from his administration present.

The Financial Times reported Tuesday that Trump sat with Putin on the sidelines of the Group of 20 (G-20) summit in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in late November after an evening event.

Trump was joined by his wife Melania Trump Melania TrumpMelania Trump: Ginsburg's 'spirit will live on in all she has inspired' The Hill's 12:30 Report - Presented by Facebook - You might want to download TikTok now Warning label added to Trump tweet over potential mail-in voting disinformation MORE, but there was no note-taker or translator from the U.S. at the meeting. Putin was reportedly accompanied by a translator, with all four at a table.

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A Russian government official told the Financial Times that the talk lasted about 15 minutes and included discussions about the Syrian conflict and a clash days earlier between Russian forces and the Ukrainian navy. Trump and Putin also talked about the potential for a formal meeting, the official said.

The White House previously acknowledged that Trump came together for an "informal conversation" with Putin during the summit, but did not disclose specifics. The White House did not provide comment about the report Tuesday.

Trump was slated to meet formally with Putin at the G-20 summit, but scrapped those plans as he took off for Argentina, citing Moscow's military tensions with Ukraine at the time.

Days before the summit, Ukraine said Russia fired on some of its ships in the Kerch Strait near Crimea, hitting two vessels and injuring two crew members. Russia then seized both ships and a tugboat, Ukraine said.

Russia annexed Crimea from Ukraine in 2014, prompting significant international backlash and sanctions against Moscow.

Trump has come under scrutiny for his rhetoric and actions toward Putin and Russia since taking office.

The New York Times reported earlier this month that the FBI was so concerned about Trump’s firing of the bureau's former director, James Comey James Brien ComeyDemocrats fear Russia interference could spoil bid to retake Senate Book: FBI sex crimes investigator helped trigger October 2016 public probe of Clinton emails Trump jabs at FBI director over testimony on Russia, antifa MORE, in 2017 that it opened an inquiry into whether the president was working on behalf of Russian interests.

The president denied the report, stating he has never worked for Russia.

A day after the Times report, The Washington Post reported that Trump had kept details of his meetings with Putin from top officials in his administration, including withholding notes from an interpreter.

Democrats have raised the possibility of calling the president's interpreter to testify or subpoenaing their notes from Trump's meetings with Putin. Critics of that route have suggested it would set a problematic precedent.

Trump has repeatedly insisted that it would be a positive for the U.S. to have closer relations with Russia, and simultaneously blasted special counsel Robert Mueller Robert (Bob) MuellerCNN's Toobin warns McCabe is in 'perilous condition' with emboldened Trump CNN anchor rips Trump over Stone while evoking Clinton-Lynch tarmac meeting The Hill's 12:30 Report: New Hampshire fallout MORE's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election as a "witch hunt."