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Why Trump deserves credit for canceling his Putin meetingby Tom Rogan | November 29, 2018 President Trump deserves credit for his decision on Thursday to cancel a planned summit with Russian president Vladimir Putin in Buenos Aires, Argentina, this weekend. The president outlined his rationale on Twitter. QuoteDonald J. Trump✔@realDonaldTrump · 6h Based on the fact that the ships and sailors have not been returned to Ukraine from Russia, I have decided it would be best for all parties concerned to cancel my previously scheduled meeting....Donald J. Trump✔@realDonaldTrump....in Argentina with President Vladimir Putin. I look forward to a meaningful Summit again as soon as this situation is resolved!38.6K10:34 AM - Nov 29, 2018It's the right call. Russia's aggression against Ukraine last Sunday; in which Russian security forces seized 23 Ukrainian sailors and three Ukrainian vessels operating in Ukrainian waters, was outrageous. Moreover, it reflects Putin's continuing effort to formalize his seizure of Ukrainian territory and subjugate Kiev's democratic sovereign authority. Both of those Russian pursuits are fundamentally at odds with the basic principles of the U.S.-led international order. And they deserve more American reprisals than simple condemnation.Read more at: https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/why-trump-deserves-credit-for-canceling-his-putin-meeting
Donald J. Trump✔@realDonaldTrump · 6h Based on the fact that the ships and sailors have not been returned to Ukraine from Russia, I have decided it would be best for all parties concerned to cancel my previously scheduled meeting....Donald J. Trump✔@realDonaldTrump....in Argentina with President Vladimir Putin. I look forward to a meaningful Summit again as soon as this situation is resolved!38.6K10:34 AM - Nov 29, 2018