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By Kellan Howell
12 Hours Ago
President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin will have their first face-to-face meeting this week on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in Hamburg, Germany. But experts say any big changes in US-Russia relations are unlikely to come from the encounter.
"I don't think a lot can come from this meeting, because obviously these two guys don't really know each other," said Michael O'Hanlon, a foreign policy expert at the Brookings Institution.
U.S. National Security Advisor H.R. McMaster didn't elaborate on what the two leaders would be discussing.
"It's really going to be whatever the president wants to talk about," he told reporters during a briefing Thursday.
CNN reported Monday that the two would likely discuss the war on terror, disputes in Syria and Ukraine and other unilateral agreements, but any talk about Russia's meddling in the U.S.' elections was likely off the table.
Trump repeatedly suggested on the campaign trail that it would be nice to have friendly relations with Russia, but experts say it would be a big mistake for Trump not to take a hard stance during his conversation with Putin.
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