Trump May Cancel a Meeting With Putin at the G20 Because of Ukraine
OREANDA-NEWS US President Donald Trump announced the possibility of canceling the meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Argentina due to the situation in the Kerch Strait. The US President said he was waiting for a" full report " from his national security team in connection with the incident.
"The report will be very crucial," he told the Washington Post in an interview published Tuesday. - Maybe I won't have a meeting [with Putin]. I don't like this aggression. I don't want this aggression at all."
Earlier, trump in an interview with the Washington Post said he could cancel a meeting with Vladimir Putin at the G20 summit because of the situation in the Kerch Strait. The American leader added that he expects a full report on the incident from the special services in the near future.
According to Trump, the report on the events in the waters of the Kerch Strait, on which the fate of the meeting depends, he will receive on Tuesday, November 27, at 18:00 (November 28, 02:00 GMT). The American President stressed that he needs "to have a pretty convincing confirmation of what happened."
"I absolutely do not like this aggression, absolutely. And by the way, Europe should not like this aggression. And Germany should not like this aggression, " he stressed, and once again urged Germany to increase defense spending.
The expert suggested that Trump did not immediately respond to the incident in Kerch, because he was personally set up for a meeting in Buenos Aires. Later, however, the American leader could yield to the demands of the establishment.
Earlier the assistant to the President for national security John Bolton said that the meeting of the presidents of the United States and Russia on the sidelines of the G20 summit, which will take place from 29 November to 1 December in Buenos Aires, will be the development of discussions in Helsinki, the leaders will discuss all issues between the two countries, including issues of arms control.
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