Trump and Putin Meet at G-20 in Hamburg, as Protests Resume [View all]
Source: New York Times
• “It’s an honor to be with you,” Mr. Trump told Mr. Putin in public remarks before the private, 36-minute meeting. “I’m delighted to meet you,” the Russian leader replied.
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Mr. Trump and Mr. Putin met on Friday, and while their face-to-face encounter was not officially the main event at the G-20, for many, it might as well have been. Scores of journalists shouted questions as the two leaders sat side by side for photographs before the actual meeting.
“President Putin and I have been discussing various things, and I think it’s going very well,” Mr. Trump said. “We look forward to a lot of very positive happenings for Russia and for the United States, and for everyone concerned.”
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The Russians had agitated to include several more staff members in the meeting, but Mr. Trump’s team had insisted that the meeting be kept small to avoid leaks and competing accounts later, according to an administration official with direct knowledge of the carefully choreographed meeting, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity around the matter.
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