President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are in Helsinki for their first formal one-on-one summit hours after Trump blamed his own country for hostilities between the two nations.
Trump said he and Putin have a “lot of good things to talk about,” including trade, military issues, nuclear proliferation and China. The president also is facing immense pressure to aggressively confront Putin over Russia’s election interference.
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Analysis President Trump says he’s a master negotiator. But when it comes to making deals, Vladimir Putin is the real expert.
The U.S. and Russian presidents meet before their summit. (AP)
Analysis
In his first year and a half, President Trump has paid few visits to U.S. neighbors and has used the world stage to publicly confront allies.
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(Mikhail Metzel/TASS)
