Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati met with Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa in Damascus, calling for a swift resolution to the refugee crisis. The meeting was part of Mikati's first official visit to Syria to meet with the new government. According to the New York Times, the two leaders discussed ways to enable masses of Syrian refugees in Lebanon to return home.
https://www.lokmattimes.com/international/lebanese-pm-meets-syrian-leader-calls-for-swift-resolution-on-refugee-crisis/According to a New York Times report, Donald Trump's negative stance towards Ukraine originated during a 2017 meeting with Vladimir Putin in Hamburg, where Trump sought advice from the Russian president on whether to provide military aid to Ukraine. Putin advised against it, calling it a "mistake", and also disparaged Ukraine as a former Soviet republic seeking to join the European Union and NATO. This exchange was witnessed by then-Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson, who reportedly left the meeting feeling that Trump needed to be persuaded on the issue.
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