WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump plans to meet President Vladimir Putin of Russia next month in a one-on-one summit, a politically sensitive encounter that could exacerbate strains with NATO allies even if it eases tensions between the United States and Russia.
It would be the first formal summit specifically for Trump and Putin, who have met twice at annual gatherings of world leaders. And it comes at a particularly delicate moment, with midterm elections looming in the United States and the special counsel’s investigation of Trump’s ties to Russia grinding on.