Trump Cancels His G20 Meeting With Putin
- 5 years ago
President Trump on Thursday announced he's canceling his meeting with President Putin.
President Trump tweeted Thursday he's canceled his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the G20 Leaders' Summit in the wake of the Russia-Ukraine tensions.
"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.
"I look forward to a meaningful Summit again as soon as this situation is resolved!" he went on to say.
The tensions between Russia and Ukraine escalated on Sunday.
Russia's seizure of "three small Ukrainian naval vessels and 23 sailors — including at least three wounded in a shooting by the Russian side — was the first overt armed conflict between the two sides since the beginning days of the conflict in 2014, when Russian special forces occupied Crimea," notes the New York Times.
President Trump tweeted Thursday he's canceled his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the G20 Leaders' Summit in the wake of the Russia-Ukraine tensions.
"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.
"I look forward to a meaningful Summit again as soon as this situation is resolved!" he went on to say.
The tensions between Russia and Ukraine escalated on Sunday.
Russia's seizure of "three small Ukrainian naval vessels and 23 sailors — including at least three wounded in a shooting by the Russian side — was the first overt armed conflict between the two sides since the beginning days of the conflict in 2014, when Russian special forces occupied Crimea," notes the New York Times.