G20/RUSSIA/SOUTH AMERICA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump is set to meet with world leaders today and Saturday [12-1-18] during the G-20 summit in Buenos Aires, Argentina. There’s little expected in the way of climate change discussions ahead of the big United Nations conference that kicks off in Poland next week, but the likelihood of new oil production cuts in the coming days by OPEC and Russia could make for some uncomfortable moments between Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Trump, who has pressured OPEC to keep oil prices down, said on Thursday [11-29-18] he canceled a bilateral with Putin because Russia was still holding Ukrainian ships and sailors. Reuters has reported that the steep selloff in oil prices had brought Moscow around to pressure from Saudi Arabia to curb oil sales. Putin will meet with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Argentina.”
–Kelsey Tamborrino, “What awaits Trump at the G-20,” Politico, November 30, 2018 10:00 am