Trudeau, Merkel speak about Ukraine on the sidelines of G20 summit

May also briefly touched upon the subject of climate change saying she was “dismayed” at Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Paris agreement.

Climate change was perhaps the most contentious point of disagreement in Hamburg, but this week’s summit ultimately left European leaders and traditional US allies concerned about their ability to come to consensus with the United States’ government on a range of issues.

Police trucks blasted protesters back with water cannons, and officers physically dragged away a group holding a sit-in at the entrance to the summit grounds after they jeered and yelled at a convoy heading inside.

As The Two-Way’s Amy Held wrote Thursday, “Police had predicted there would be some 100,000 demonstrators”.

“Not only will this protect the environment for future generations, it will keep energy affordable and maintain a secure and reliable supply in order to protect the interests of businesses and consumers”, she said.

Violent protests by anti-globalisation and climate change campaigners have taken place outside the summit in Hamburg.

Fires are burning downtown in the city after a second day of clashes between anti-capitalist protesters and the police protecting the G20 summit. At least 143 people have been detained and over 200 police officers injured so far. Local police called in reinforcements to join 20,000 officers already deployed on the streets of Hamburg.

“Whoever believes that the problems of this world can be resolved with isolationism and protectionism, is sadly mistaken”, Merkel said.

The Prime Minister was speaking to reporters in a news conference at the G20 summit with the richest developed and emerging economies, after meeting the US President.

Macron and Trump met during the G20 summit in Hamburg and Trump will travel to France for the Bastille Day military parade on July 14. “We have no security clearance from the police to leave the guest house”, Mrs Trump’s spokesperson told German media. The meeting between Trump and Putin went on for another hour after that, and lasted more than two hours in full. “It’s unfortunate”, Grisham said.

Spouses typically get together while leaders are in meetings during worldwide summits like these.