A day after the Independence Day celebrations, US president is headed on a four-day trip to Poland before heading off to Germany for the G20 meeting; expected to be a message to Russia
President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump walk to board Air Force One as they travel to Poland and Germany. Pic/AFP
President Donald Trump is headed back to Europe hoping to receive a friendly welcome in Poland, despite lingering scepticism across the continent over his commitment to NATO, his past praise of Russian President Vladimir Putin and his decision to pull the US out of a major climate agreement.
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Trump arrives in Warsaw, Poland, today for a brief visit that will include a speech in Krasinski Square, near the site of the 1944 Warsaw Uprising against the Nazis. He'll also meet with the leaders of Poland and Croatia and hold a joint news conference with Polish President Andrzej Duda. Before moving on to an international G20 summit in Germany, the president will also hold meetings with the leaders of a dozen countries located between the Baltic, Adriatic and Black seas at a summit of the Three Seas Initiative, which aims to expand and modernise energy and trade.
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Trump returns to Europe after a shaky first trip to the continent in May and signs of unhappiness around the globe with the start of his presidency.
Now, Trump turns on China too
In the wake of a high-profile North Korean missile launch, Trump said that trade between China and Pyongyang has increased. "Trade between China and North Korea grew almost 40% in the first quarter," Trump tweeted, adding,"So much for China working with us - but we had to give it a try!"