Direction of Global Crises to Depend on Trump’s Next Steps, Russia’s Lavrov Says

Trump and Putin have both expressed readiness to discuss means of resolving the conflict in Ukraine.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and President Donald Trump attend a meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Osaka, Japan, on June 28, 2019. Mikhail Klimentyev/Sputnik via Reuters

The outcome of several international crises will depend on decisions made by the Trump administration, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said.

President Donald Trump returned to the White House on Jan. 20 for his second, albeit non-consecutive, four-year term in office.