What Hangs in the Balance of Trump's Meeting With Putin

Today, President Trump and the Russian president, Vladimir V. Putin, are meeting on U.S. soil for the first time, to discuss an end to the war in Ukraine.

David E. Sanger, the White House and national security correspondent for The New York Times, discusses the wide range of possible outcomes and why, no matter what happens, the meeting is a win for Mr. Putin. 

Guest: David E. Sanger, the White House and national security correspondent for The New York Times.

Background reading: 

• Mr. Trump said he was going to the meeting to see what Mr. Putin “has in mind.”
• The U.S. president is pushing to end the war in Ukraine, but analysts say the Russian leader could turn a hastily planned meeting to his advantage.

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Photo: Doug Mills/The New York Times

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