[UPDATE-Aug 13] Trump Open to Summit with Russia, Ukraine, Prepares for Meeting with Russia

Russia-US summit unlikely to immediately settle Ukrainian issue, says Chinese expert The upcoming meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Donald Trump is unlikely to immediately settle the crisis in Ukraine, Cui Heng, a scholar from the Shanghai-based China National Institute for SCO International Exchange and Judicial Cooperation, told the Global Times. “Even if an agreement is reached between Trump and Putin, it could face rejection from Europe and Ukraine due to the deep-seated contradictions accumulated over the past three years. And resolving such complex issues through a single meeting between two leaders is unlikely,” the newspaper…