Mr. Obama argued that this would escalate a showdown with Russia — one that Mr. Putin would inevitably win, given Ukraine’s proximity, and its greater strategic value, to Russia. On Thursday, she left Libya off the list of knotty issues she and Mr. Obama had confronted. After Mr. Trump said recently that he would be open to direct talks with Mr. Kim, Mrs. Clinton’s aides were sensitive to the suggestion that she had not been open to diplomacy. But Mrs. Clinton has said little about how the United States can help put Libya back together, other than calling for patient engagement. WASHINGTON — Hillary Clinton on Thursday delivered her most robust attack yet on her likely Republican opponent, Donald J. Trump, declaring him temperamentally unfit to be commander in chief.

Source: New York Times June 03, 2016 09:00 UTC