Section: US & Canada
Trump meets Putin ahead of historic sit-down
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE and KEN THOMAS, Associated Press HAMBURG, Germany (AP) — With broad grins and a warm handshake, President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin warmed up for their historic encounter on Friday under the shadow of U.S. outrage about Russian election-meddling and nagging questions about potential Trump campaign...
Trial Of Crimean Journalist Set To Resume In Simferopol
Russia-appointed judges at a court in Ukraine’s occupied Crimea region were scheduled on July 7 to resume the trial of Mykola Semena, an RFE/RL contributor who is fighting what he says is a politically motivated separatism charge. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
U.S. Taps Ex-NATO Ambassador As Special Ukraine Envoy
Kurt Volker, a former U.S. ambassador to NATO, has been appointed to be the new U.S. special envoy to negotiate over the fate of war-racked Ukraine, two State Department officials confirmed to RFE/RL. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Trump Prepares to Meet Putin as G-20 Protests Rage
Police in Hamburg clashed with protesters for a second day Friday as leaders of the world’s 20 richest economies opened talks.Those talks include President Trump’s first face-to-face meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin, an encounter on the sidelines that will be closely watched. Leftist demonstrators were out in force again...
Trump and Putin meet at international summit in Germany
HAMBURG, Germany — President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin shared a brief encounter Friday ahead of their highly anticipated meeting on the sidelines of an international summit in Germany. The two leaders had a brief encounter upon arrival at the G-20 summit of industrialized and developing nations, shaking hands and...
The Trump-Putin saga is overshadowing one of the most problem-strewn G-20 summits ever
© AFP Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV Hamburg (AFP) – US President Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin were to meet Friday for the first time in a highly-awaited encounter at a G20 summit marked by divisive issues, a rift between America and its Western allies and violent protests. New clashes erupted outside the fortified venue where leaders...
Trump administration taps former NATO envoy for Ukraine role
The Trump administration is selecting a former U.S. envoy to NATO for the top job dealing with the Ukraine crisis. The State Department says Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The News...
Trump finally meets Putin amid ongoing investigation into collusion
After months of trying to make it work long distance, U.S. President Donald Trump finally met Russian President Vladimir Putin face-to-face for the first time Friday. The highly-anticipated tête-à-tête comes amid ongoing investigations into whether Trump’s campaign colluded with Moscow to alter the outcome of last year’s election....
Trump and Putin meet at international summit in Germany
In the lead-up to the meeting, Trump, during a speech in Warsaw on Thursday, urged Russia to “cease its destabilizing activities in Ukraine and elsewhere and its support for hostile regimes — including Syria and Iran — and to instead join the community of responsible nations in our fight against common enemies and in defense of civilization...
Trump, Putin talk briefly ahead of planned meeting at G-20
Ahead of their scheduled bilateral meeting Friday, U.S. President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, have already spoken at the G-20 summit in Germany, the Associated Press reported.Putin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the Russian president and Trump “shook hands and told each other that they will shortly have a...
