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Amid Gathering Of World Leaders, Trump's Meeting With Putin Stands Out

President Trump is scheduled to have a face-to-face with Vladimir Putin at the G-20 summit. Trump has said he'd like closer ties between the countries, but Russia is under fire for election meddling.
President Trump boards Air Force One before departing from Morristown Municipal Airport in Morristown, N.J., on July 1. Trump is meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, among other heads of state, at the G-20 summit. / MANDEL NGAN / Getty Images

President Trump arrives in Poland on Wednesday afternoon. Over the next few days, he'll be attending a G-20 summit and meeting with a wide array of world leaders.

It's likely none of those meetings will be more closely scrutinized than Trump's first face-to-face sit-down with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Trump has often said he'd like to see closer ties between the U.S. and Russia. But that's been complicated by Russia's meddling in the 2016

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