Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin are holding their first summit in Helsinki. Both the leaders are, however, keeping their expectations low from the summit. Ahead of the summit, Donald Trump blamed the "US foolishness" and FBI probe against Kremlin over US election meddling for the Russia rift.
In a Twitter post, Trump said his predecessor, Barack Obama, paid little attention to FBI allegations of Russian election meddling and they were only taken seriously after he was elected. "President Obama thought that Crooked Hillary was going to win the election, so when he was informed by the FBI about Russian Meddling, he said it couldn't happen, was no big deal, & did NOTHING about it. When I won it became a big deal and the Rigged Witch Hunt headed by Strzok!" he posted on the micro-blogging site.
Here are the live updates of the Donald Trump-Vladimir Putin summit.
President Trump Holds a Joint Press Conference with the President of the Russian Federation https://t.co/lwMZX6vxGZ
- The White House (@WhiteHouse) July 16, 2018
President Trump Holds a Joint Press Conference with the President of the Russian Federation https://t.co/lwMZX6vxGZ
- The White House (@WhiteHouse) July 16, 2018
President Trump Holds a Joint Press Conference with the President of the Russian Federation https://t.co/lwMZX6vxGZ
- The White House (@WhiteHouse) July 16, 2018
Great World Cup. Question for President Trump as he meets Putin: Do you know which team you play for?
- Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) July 16, 2018
Donald Trump said the summit would cover "everything from trade to military to missiles to nuclear to China". "I think we have great opportunities together as two countries. Frankly, we have not been getting along for the last number of years," the US President was quoted as saying by news agency AFP.
As he met the Russian President, Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump congratulated him for hosting the World Cup football final which climaxed Sunday in Moscow.
Happening Now: President Trump has a 1:1 bilateral meeting with President Putin. Later they will hold an expanded bilateral meeting and a joint press conference.
- The White House (@WhiteHouse) July 16, 2018
