The White House said Wednesday night that a conversation between President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin at the G20 summit in Buenos Aires this past November did not constitute an "official meeting." The report added that no White House staff were present. White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said the president had canceled formal bilateral talks with Putin after Russia's military opened fire upon and seized three Ukrainian naval vessels in the Black Sea, off the disputed Crimean Peninsula. TRUMP, PUTIN HAD 'INFORMAL' MEETING AT G20, WHITE HOUSE SAYS"As is typical at multilateral events, President Trump and the First Lady had a number of informal conversations with world leaders at the dinner, including President Putin," Sanders said. Sources told Fox News that Trump told Putin during their conversation that they could not formally meet again until the situation in Ukraine was resolved.

Source: Fox News January 31, 2019 00:25 UTC