President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet briefly at the G-20 summit in Buenos Aires, albeit only « on their feet, » Kremlin…
President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet briefly at the G-20 summit in Buenos Aires, albeit only « on their feet, » Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Friday, according to a Russian-state media outlet.
According to a translation of Peskov remarks, he said « all participants will intersect » at the G-20, suggesting an encounter between Putin and Trump was inevitable at the gathering of world leaders in Buenos Aires. The Russian spokesman’s statement represented the latest twist in a back-and-forth between the Trump administration and their counterparts in Moscow.
The two world leaders were supposed to sit down for high-stakes talks at the summit, but Trump abruptly canceled that session via Twitter on Thursday, citing Russia’s seizure of three Ukrainian ships and its crew members as his reason.
« Based on the fact that the ships and sailors have not been returned to Ukraine from Russia, I have decided it would be best for all parties concerned to cancel my previously scheduled meeting in Argentina with President Vladimir Putin, » Trump tweeted from Air Force One as he flew from Washington to the two-day G-20 summit in Argentina.
