Just when would you fund it convenient to meet to improve relations? All presidents have talked to Russian leaders by this time in their presidencyJust the act of meeting w/ him at this point - with what we just found out - should never have happened.
How is it possible for you to not even understand that?
How bad do you want them to deteriotate in the meantime?
You claim you don't want war - OK fine -but if nations do not talk..what happens? they slide into conflicts/
You can't say "don't talk now" - talk are already ay late in starting,and then say you don't want war.
War is stopped by diplomacy-so you you want a diplomatic path or not?