Trump Leaves Open Possibility of Recognizing Crimea's Annexation
- Move comes ahead of July 16 meeting with Putin in Helsinki
- Trump puts blame for Ukraine’s loss of peninsula on Obama
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U.S. President Donald Trump appeared to dangle a carrot in front of his Russian opposite on Thursday, saying that whether or not the U.S. should recognize Moscow’s annexation of Crimea was “an interesting question.”
Trump is due to meet with President Vladimir Putin on July 16, with Russia’s 2014 annexation of Crimea, and its military interventions in Eastern Ukraine since, expected to be on the agenda.