President Trump Says He May Cancel His G-20 Meeting With Russian President Putin Because Of Ukraine

U.S. President Donald Trump returns to the White House in Washington. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas

The Hill: Trump says he may cancel G-20 meeting with Putin over clash with Ukraine

President Trump on Tuesday suggested he may call off his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin at this week's Group of 20 (G-20) summit over Russia's aggression toward the Ukrainian navy.

In an interview with The Washington Post, Trump said he was waiting for a "full report" on Tuesday evening about the clash in the Kerch Strait off Crimea that took place Sunday.

“That will be very determinative,” Trump said. “Maybe I won’t have the meeting. Maybe I won’t even have the meeting. ... I don’t like that aggression. I don’t want that aggression at all.”

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WNU Editor: It is during times like this that all parties must be engaged in talks and discussions to calm tensions and hostilities. Canceling the talks would only do the opposite.

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