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Donald Trump canceled a full-format meeting with Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the G20 summit
The Russian leader regrets not having held long discussions with the President of the United States. Russian President Vladimir Putin said that at the G20 summit he met with his US counterpart Donald Trump "standing". The Kremlin press service reported on Saturday, 1 December.
"In a word, I answered his questions about this incident in the Black Sea.He has his own position on these issues and problems, I have – In the end, at the less I informed him of our vision of this incident, "Putin said at a press conference at the G20 summit in Buenos Aires.
He regretted not being able to communicate fully with Trump, as such a meeting had been long overdue.
"This is related to problems of strategic stability, especially after the announcement by the President of the US intention to withdraw from the Mid-Range and Short-Range Missile Treaty" said the head of the Russian Federation.
Putin commented on the reasons for Trump's failure after extensive discussions, claiming that the US president is an experienced and mature man who is probably not afraid of anything.
"But, unfortunately, they were confronted with this provocation in the Black Sea, apparently for these reasons, the American side did not hold this meeting," said the President of the Russian Federation.
He expressed the hope that a meeting with Trump will take place when the US side will be ready to do it.
In Russia, they accused the Ukrainian side of dangerous maneuvers to enter the closed waters of the Russian territorial sea, calling Ukraine's actions in the Kerch Strait provocative.
Kiev and Moscow exchanged protest notes.
