Now comes the hard part. In his highly anticipated meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the G20 summit, President Donald Trump managed to avoid an optics catastrophe.
With a simple exchange of pleasantries and a cordial handshake, Trump and Putin began their bilateral meeting as if it were business as usual — no super-aggressive physical posturing, no awkward off-the-cuff remarks, no overly chummy chuckles. For Trump, that’s basically a win.
Analysts were closely watching how Trump would treat Putin at the start of their high-stakes conversation. After all, Putin is the leader who ordered Russia’s meddling in the 2016 presidential election …read more
Source: Vox
