The Russia-Ukraine crisis requires a steady hand and moral leadership. Why can't Trump provide it?
President Donald Trump cited the ongoing naval standoff between Russia and Ukraine as the reason he canceled a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the G-20 summit in Buenos Aires, Argentina, this past weekend.
We view this as prudent. Appearing to appease Russia, as happened in the Putin-Trump summit in Helsinki, with Moscow's military adventurism growing daily, would not be in the interest of the U.S. or our European allies.
Sadly, however, Trump's business dealings with Russia — and the revelations of special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 elections — have once again led many to question the president's motives.
On the same day Trump canceled the Putin meeting, his former personal attorney, Michael Cohen, pleaded guilty to a charge from the special counsel of lying to Congress about Trump's real-estate dealings with Moscow during the 2016 campaign.
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