Editor's note

Trump had a low bar to clear when he met with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the G-20 summit in Germany yesterday: it was reported that there was no agenda and the meeting would only last half an hour. More than two hours later, the leaders emerged with positive remarks and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson announced the U.S. and Russia had reached a ceasefire agreement in Syria. University of Connecticut’s Stephen Dyson unpacks what this highly watched exchange on the international stage says about the two leaders’ personalities and U.S-Russian relations.

Danielle Douez

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Trump's friendly meeting with Putin further blurs US-Russia relations

Stephen Benedict Dyson, University of Connecticut

A foreign policy expert takes a look at how the exchange went down.

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Today’s Interesting Fact

On vacant lots in cities, different plants flourish where the house's footprint used to be, compared to where the yard used to be.

 

Urban nature: What kinds of plants and wildlife flourish in cities?

Christopher Swan

University of Maryland, Baltimore County

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