FILE PHOTO: Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a news conference at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, on January 17, 2017 and U.S. President Donald Trump seen at a reception ceremony in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on May 20, 2017, as seen in this combination photo. Sputnik/Alexei Druzhinin/Kremlin via REUTERS

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet on Friday afternoon, the White House confirmed on Tuesday.

This first face-to-face meeting between the leaders will take place in Germany during the G20 summit.