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Trump breezes past Putin, Saudi prince at start of G-20 summit without even a handshake

Buenos Aires, Argentina • President Donald Trump arrived at a global summit here clouded by the Russia investigation escalating in Washington and amid a war of words with the Kremlin regarding the cancellation of his planned meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

As the leaders gathered for the opening session of the Group of 20 summit, Trump appeared cool toward some of his counterparts and was not seen acknowledging Putin, the autocrat whose interference in the 2016 presidential election is the subject of the Justice Department's far-reaching special counsel investigation.

Putin, in turn, had a friendly exchange with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, high-fiving and laughing with the kingdom’s de-facto leader who U.