President Donald Trump plans to sit down with Vladimir Putin next week, pursuing warmer relations with the Russian leader, despite multiple investigations into his campaign’s alleged ties to the Kremlin.
The expected meeting at the annual G-20 summit in Hamburg, confirmed Thursday by national security adviser H.R. McMaster, will be the first for Trump and Putin after more than a year of intense scrutiny of their relationship. The two men have spoken on the phone twice since Trump took office.
It is unclear what messages Trump might deliver to Putin at a time of high tension between Washington and Moscow over Russia’s …read more
Source: European Voice