Trump confirms plans to meet with Putin during his Asian tour

US President Donald Trump told reporters on his way to Japan on Saturday that he expected to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin during his Asian tour, TASS reports.

"I think it’s expected we’ll meet with Putin," he said. "We want Putin’s help on North Korea, and we’ll be meeting with a lot of different leaders."

In a conversation with journalists, the US leader described the North Korean crisis as "a big problem" for his country and the entire world.

"We want to get it solved. It’s a big problem for our country and for the world, and we want to get it solved. And there’s been 25 years of total weakness, and so we’re taking a very much different approach," he said.