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    The summit within the summit

    After warm greetings in public, Presidents Trump and Putin were behind closed doors for more than two hours today in Hamburg, Germany.  For the moment, their meeting has overshadowed the larger G-20 summit, as protesters stormed local police in the streets of the city.  Mr.

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    By Warren Olney • Jul 7, 2017 • 1 min read

    After warm greetings in public, Presidents Trump and Putin were behind closed doors for more than two hours today in Hamburg, Germany. For the moment, their meeting has overshadowed the larger G-20 summit, as protesters stormed local police in the streets of the city. Mr. Trump’s aides said he had “no agenda,” but Secretary of State Tillerson says he began with Russia’s meddling in America’s election. Putin denied it. With US-Russian relations at their lowest point in decades, is there any chance of a rapprochement? Is that in America’s interests?

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    The summit within the summit
    1. 1:21The summit within the summitYou’re reading this
    2. 40:03What the battle for Mosul says about the future of war
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