Summary "we will do what is necessary to confront Russia's destabilizing behavior."
WASHINGTON (AFP) - US President Donald Trump will hold his first face-to-face with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of next week s G20 summit in Hamburg, Germany, the White House said Thursday.
Trump s National Security Advisor H.R. McMaster said Putin would be among the "many world leaders" meeting the US president during the summit, taking place on July 7 and 8.
One of the goals of the president s trip, McMaster said, will be "to develop a common approach to Russia."
"As the president has made clear, he would like the United States and the leaders of the entire West to develop a more constructive relationship with Russia," said Trump s top aide.
"But he also made clear that we will do what is necessary to confront Russia s destabilizing behavior."
