White House Describes Previously Unacknowledged Putin Meeting as ‘Casual’: President Trump held a second, previously unacknowledged conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin at this month’s G-20 meeting in Hamburg, Germany, the White House confirmed Tuesday.

The discussion, near the conclusion of a formal dinner for leaders and their spouses at the summit and hours after the pair’s more than two-hour sit down on July 7, was only disclosed by the White House after TIME columnist Ian Bremmer reported of its existence.

U.S. officials would not specify the length of the conversation, initially reported Tuesday to have lasted nearly an hour, but described it as “casual” based on Trump’s recollection. No other U.S. officials were present for the conversation, which used the services of a Russian government interpreter, the White House said.

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White House Describes Previously Unacknowledged Putin Meeting as ‘Casual’: President Trump held a second, previously unacknowledged conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin at this month’s G-20 meeting in Hamburg, Germany, the White House confirmed Tuesday.The discussion, near the conclusion of a formal dinner for leaders and their spouses at the summit and hours after the pair’s more than two-hour sit down on July 7, was only disclosed by the White House after TIME columnist Ian Bremmer reported of its existence..S. officials would not specify the length of the conversation, initially reported Tuesday to have lasted nearly an hour, but described it as “casual” based on Trump’s recollection. No other U.S. officials were present for the conversation, which used the services of a Russian government interpreter, the White House said.White House Describes Previously Unacknowledged Putin Meeting as ‘Casual’: President Trump held a second, previously unacknowledged conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin at this month’s G-20 meeting in Hamburg, Germany, the White House confirmed Tuesday.The discussion, near the conclusion of a formal