Americas...:Trump, Putin Likely to Meet at G-20 Summit

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US President Donald Trump will meet next week with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the White House national security adviser said on Thursday, announcing highly anticipated talks amid escalating tensions over Moscow's alleged interference in the 2016 election.

The White House would not say whether Trump plans to press Putin on the issue of Russia's meddling in last year's election - a topic Trump has avoided talking about despite deep concern inside his own administration and on Capitol Hill.

The meeting, the first since Trump took office, will occur on the sidelines of the Group of 20 economic summit meeting in Hamburg, Germany, providing a dramatic focal point for Trump's second international trip as he faces deep skepticism on the world stage.

The encounter could have broad implications for American foreign policy. But it is also fraught with political overtones for Trump, who is under scrutiny about his willingness to be tough on Moscow after a campaign in which he praised Putin effusively and exhorted Russia - in what his aides now call a joke - to hack into Hillary Clinton's email.

Meanwhile, Congressional committees and a special counsel are digging more deeply into possible ties between the president's campaign and Moscow. But Trump has repeatedly cast doubt on the unanimous conclusion of United States intelligence agencies that Russia sought to interfere in the 2016 race, often describing the assertion as a hoax perpetrated to undermine his presidency.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team