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July 19, 2017

President Trump Held Second G20 Talk with Russian President Putin
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President Trump held a second, previously undisclosed meeting with
Russian President Vladimir Putin during the G20 summit in Germany
earlier this month. On Tuesday, the White House acknowledged the
meeting, saying there was nothing unusual about it. But world leaders
who witnessed the discussion called it highly unusual for Trump to
single out an adversary while snubbing U.S. allies. Trump reportedly
spoke for about an hour with Putin over dinner during their second
face-to-face talk on July 7, relying on a Russian government translator
because President Trump's interpreter did not speak Russian. The
conversation took place out of earshot of nearby observers, and there's
no sign the U.S. recorded a transcript of the conversation.


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