The White House on Monday did not dispute reports from the Kremlin that President Donald Trump invited Russian President Vladimir Putin to the United States for talks.

“As the President himself confirmed on March 20, hours after his last call with President Putin, the two had discussed a bilateral meeting in the ‘not-too-distant future’ at a number of potential venues, including the White House,” White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said in a statement.

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She was responding to reports of a Putin foreign policy adviser telling reporters in Moscow about the invitation. But after recent moves by the Trump administration to punish Russia for a list of aggressive actions, the adviser reportedly said planning was not going smoothly.

In their phone conversation last month, Trump congratulated Putin on his recent election win. Putin won a fourth term in office with 77 percent of the vote. Opposition figures and experts have questioned Trump’s action. Trump also did not bring up Russia’s meddling in the 2016 U.S. election or the poisoning of a former Russian spy in the United Kingdom.