Washington: US President Donald Trump has said he may cancel a meeting with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin following a maritime clash between Russia and Ukraine. Trump told the Washington Post he was waiting for a “full report” after Russian ships fired on and seized three Ukrainian boats on Sunday. A Crimean court was expected to decide the fate of detained Ukrainians on Wednesday, the BBC reported.
The US President has told the Post that the report coming from his national security team would be “very determinative”. “Maybe I won’t have the meeting (with Putin). Maybe I won’t even have the meeting. I don’t like that aggression. I don’t want that aggression at all,” he said. The two leaders were due to meet on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Buenos Aires later this week and discuss security, arms control, and issues in Ukraine and the Middle East after the meet convenes on Friday, national security adviser John Bolton told reporters. The US has also urged European states to do more to support Ukraine. (IANS)