we will bring that to you live and we'll have clarity on what is discussed during these tense meetings, kate. >> stand by. i want to bring in michelle kosinski who is also in moscow. at the top of the hour it was unclear if any of this would happen, right? now matthew says he's received confirmation from the kremlin. are you hearing anything from your sources? are you hearing anything from the state department on this? >> reporter: the state department isn't yet confirming, but it's now being reported openly and there has been a confirmation to cnn that this is happening now. as with most things regarding russia, there's some deciphering in how this is playing out that you have to put into it. i mean, the state department from the beginning fully expected that tillerson and putin would sit down. that's what always happens, as long as putin has been in office he has met with u.s. secretaries of state and then it kind of evaporated. it was not scheduled yet although tillerson as of