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Associated Press: Trump, with Putin, predicts ‘positive things’ for US, Russia

HAMBURG, Germany – President Donald Trump voiced optimism that there are “very positive things” in store for the United States and Russia as he sat …
Associated Press

Putin tells Trump at meeting he hopes to discuss most pressing bilateral, international issues

HAMBURG – Russian President Vladimir Putin and the leader of the United States, Donald Trump, have begun their first meeting with an exchange of …
Interfax-Ukraine

The Guardian: Trump and Putin hold meeting – live

Donald Trump’s first meeting as US president with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin is under way, Reuters reports. The US leader told Putin: “It …
The Guardian

BBC: Trump and Putin meet face to face for first time

Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin have met for the first time, shaking hands as the G20 summit in Hamburg began. Read more here.
BBC

Wall Street Journal: Stakes are high ahead of Trump-Putin meeting

President Donald Trump shook hands and exchanged greetings with Russian President Vladimir Putin in a brief encounter on July 7 ahead of their highly …
Wall Street Journal

Reuters: Trump-Putin meeting under the microscope

U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, a veteran businessman and a former spy, shook hands on July 7 ahead of the most …
Reuters

Associated Press: Grins and handshakes as Trump encounters Putin for 1st time

HAMBURG, Germany — With broad grins and a warm handshake, President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin warmed up for their historic …
Associated Press

New York Times: For Russia, Trump-Putin meeting is a sure winner

MOSCOW — With the long-awaited first meeting between President Vladimir V. Putin and President Trump finally in sight, the Kremlin is hoping at a …
New York Times

Associated Press: As Trump meets Putin, fate of Russian dachas still in limbo

WASHINGTON — As Donald Trump meets for the first time with Vladimir Putin, resolving a dispute over a pair of Russian diplomatic compounds seized by …
Associated Press

CNN: Russia steps up spying efforts after election

Russian spies are ramping up their intelligence-gathering efforts in the US, according to current and former US intelligence officials who say they …
CNN

Washington Post: Here’s what’s at stake when Trump finally meets Putin

HAMBURG — President Trump finally sits down with Russian President Vladimir Putin on July 7, and though the square knot-shaped logos decorating this …
Washington Post

Bloomberg: Russians are said to be suspects in nuclear site hackings

Hackers working for a foreign government recently breached at least a dozen U.S. power plants, including the Wolf Creek nuclear facility in Kansas, …
Bloomberg

Reuters: All eyes on Trump-Putin dynamics as they meet for first time at G20

U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are set to size each other up in person for the first time on July 7 in what promises …
Reuters

Associated Press: Trump chides Russia, but doesn’t condemn election meddling

On the eve of his first meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, President Donald Trump vowed July 6 to confront “new forms of aggression” …
Associated Press

Reuters: Trump calls out Russia, cites efforts to subvert Western civilization

President Donald Trump affirmed U.S. commitment to the defense of NATO allies on July 6 in a Warsaw speech that gently criticized Russia, and said …
Reuters

New York Times: Hacker who aided Russian intelligence sentenced to 2 years

MOSCOW — After a two-day trial conducted behind closed doors, the Moscow City Court on July 6 sentenced Vladimir Anikeyev, the head of a hacking group …
New York Times

Washington Post: Phone taps, power plays and sarcasm – what it’s like to negotiate with Putin

Relations between Russia and Georgia were strained in 2011 when Vice President Joe Biden’s motorcade rolled past the Ferrari and Maserati dealerships …
Washington Post

Reuters: Foreign buyers drive Russian M&A volumes, Deutsche top adviser

Russian acquisitions by overseas buyers have hit their highest level since before sanctions were imposed in 2014, Thomson Reuters data shows, with a …
Reuters
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