Russia-US summit set in Germany

(Baonghean.vn)- On July 4, the Kremlin announced that it had scheduled a summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Donald Trump on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Hamburg (Germany).

Russian presidential aide Yury Ushakov confirmed: “The meeting has been agreed to take place on July 7.”

Relations between Washington and Moscow have fallen to their lowest point since the Cold War. Photo: Reuters

This highly anticipated meeting between the Russian and US leaders takes place in the context of Mr. Trump's election campaign committee being under a wide-ranging investigation due to alleged "involvement" with the Kremlin.

Relations between Washington and Moscow plunged to their lowest point since the Cold War after Russia annexed the Crimean peninsula from Ukraine in 2014.

President Trump repeatedly pledged to work to improve relations with Russia throughout his presidential campaign, something that Russian President Putin welcomed.

However, hope is increasingly fragile due to accusations that President Putin ordered a cyber attack and influenced Mr. Trump to win the 2016 US presidential election./.

Lan Ha

(According to AFP)