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• G-20 leaders gather in Germany …

The long-awaited first meeting between President Trump and President Vladimir Putin of Russia took place this morning on the sidelines of the Group of 20 summit meeting in Hamburg, and in Moscow’s view, the U.S. was likely to come out looking weaker.

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Mr. Trump and Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany held a low-key meeting Thursday night, and the handshakes, at least, went well. Ms. Merkel knows she has to deal with the American leader, the question is: How?