Kremlin and White House gear up for first face-to-face meeting

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published 4 July 2017

The Kremlin said Tuesday that the long-anticipated first meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and President Trump would take place Friday on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in Hamburg, Germany.

The White House says "no specific agenda" has been set for the meeting between the two leaders. Putin's foreign affairs adviser, Yuri Ushakov, did not reveal details as he announced the timing of the meeting, although he previously said Putin and Trump would probably discuss the fight against terrorism and the war in Syria. It is not clear whether Trump plans to raise the issue of Russia's meddling in last year's election, although if he doesn't he could face a backlash from critics for missing a chance to address a critical national security threat.

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Harold Maass is a contributing editor at The Week. He has been writing for The Week since the 2001 debut of the U.S. print edition and served as editor of TheWeek.com when it launched in 2008. Harold started his career as a newspaper reporter in South Florida and Haiti. He has previously worked for a variety of news outlets, including The Miami Herald, ABC News and Fox News, and for several years wrote a daily roundup of financial news for The Week and Yahoo Finance.