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| Trump tells Putin at Helsinki summit: 'I really think the world wants to see us get along' - live updates | Trump tells Putin at Helsinki summit: 'I really think the world wants to see us get along' - live updates |
| (35 minutes later) | |
| Sky’s Mark Stone spotted an interesting Trump wink amidst the awkward body language. | |
| Very awkward body language... but @realDonaldTrump did offer Vladimir Putin a wink. @SkyNews 😉 pic.twitter.com/mQur4dzReI | |
| Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump are holding a one-to-one meeting in Helsinki after posing for a tense photocall. The two men shook hands for only three seconds. | |
| In opening remarks to Putin, Trump said he planned to discuss trade, military, missiles and China. He did not mention Russian meddling in the US election, Ukraine, Syria, Nato or Salisbury poisoning. But he congratulate Putin on a successful World Cup. | |
| “Getting along with Russia is a good thing,” Trump said after admitting the US and Russia have “not been getting along very well for the last number of years”. He added: “I really think the world wants to see us get along. We are the two great nuclear powers.” | |
| Both Putin and Trump delayed their arrival to the summit in what was widely interpreted as diplomatic gamesmanship. Putin’s plane arrived in Helsinki almost an hour after the summit was due to begin. Trump then delayed his arrival at the Presidential Palace where the talks are taking place. | |
| In a pre-summit tweet Trump said US-Russia relations have “never been worse”. He went on to blame the “rigged with hunt” into Russian meddling in the US election. Russia’s foreign ministry said it agreed with that assessment. | |
| In another pre-summit tweet Trump hailed last week’s strained meeting with Nato as a success. He said: “We had a truly great Summit that was inaccurately covered by much of the media. NATO is now strong & rich!” | |
| Trump and Putin are currently participating in their one-to-one meeting with only translators in the room, according to the White House pool reporter. | |
| Here’s a transcript of what Trump said to Putin: | |
| First of all Mr President I’d like to congratulate you on a really great World Cup. One of the best ever from what everybody tells me and also for your team, itself, doing so well. | |
| I watched quite a bit and in the United States we call it soccer and I watched quite a bit of it and I watched the entire final and the semi-finals and they were really spectacular games, but it was beautifully done so congratulations on that. | |
| Most importantly we have a lot of good things to talk about ... we have discussions on everything from trade to military, to missiles, to nuclear, to China, we’ll be talking a little bit about China – our mutual friend President Xi. | |
| I think we have great opportunities together as two countries that frankly we have not been getting along very well for the last number of years. I’ve been here not too long but it is getting close to two years, but I think we will end up having an extraordinary relationship. I’ve been saying, and I’m sure you’ve heard, over the years ... that getting along with Russia is a good thing not a bad thing. | |
| I really think the world wants to see us get along. We are the two great nuclear powers. We have 90% of the nuclear – and that’s not a good thing it’s a bad thing. I think we can hopefully do something about that because it is not a positive force it is a negative force so we’ll be talking about that among other things. | |
| And with that the world awaits and I look forward to our personal discussion which I think begins now and then we are going to meet our whole team. You have quite a few representatives as I do. We all have a lot of questions and hopefully, we will come up with answers most importantly. It is great to be with you. | |
| Thank you everybody. | |
| Note what Trump didn’t list in topics for discussion. There was no mention of Russian meddling in the US election, Syria, North Korea, novichoik, Nato, or Ukraine. | |
| Putin and Trump close with a handshake that lasted about three seconds. Both men looked tense, they didn’t smile much. | Putin and Trump close with a handshake that lasted about three seconds. Both men looked tense, they didn’t smile much. |
| No questions taken from reporters. Now, a 90 minute one-on-one meeting between Trump & Putin pic.twitter.com/PkXibkAl0Y | No questions taken from reporters. Now, a 90 minute one-on-one meeting between Trump & Putin pic.twitter.com/PkXibkAl0Y |
| Trump and Putin are posing for the cameras at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki. | Trump and Putin are posing for the cameras at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki. |
| Putin says it is a pleasure to meet Trump. Trump congratulates Putin on the World Cup and on Russia’s performance in the tournament. “I watched quite a bit of it ... it was beautifully done,” Trump says. | Putin says it is a pleasure to meet Trump. Trump congratulates Putin on the World Cup and on Russia’s performance in the tournament. “I watched quite a bit of it ... it was beautifully done,” Trump says. |
| He says we have a lot of good things to talk about, from trade to China and “our mutual friend Presidential Xi.” | He says we have a lot of good things to talk about, from trade to China and “our mutual friend Presidential Xi.” |
| We have great opportunities together, we have not been getting along for years, Trump adds. Getting along is a good thing, Trump says. The world wants to see us getting along, he adds. We have 90% of the world’s nuclear weapons and that is not a good thing, Trump says. | We have great opportunities together, we have not been getting along for years, Trump adds. Getting along is a good thing, Trump says. The world wants to see us getting along, he adds. We have 90% of the world’s nuclear weapons and that is not a good thing, Trump says. |
| AP sets out what is due to happen next: | AP sets out what is due to happen next: |
| President Donald Trump has arrived at Finland’s Presidential Palace for a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin. | President Donald Trump has arrived at Finland’s Presidential Palace for a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin. |
| Putin arrived minutes earlier at the palace in Helsinki for the summit, which consists of a one-on-one meeting and a larger working lunch, and will conclude with a joint news conference. | Putin arrived minutes earlier at the palace in Helsinki for the summit, which consists of a one-on-one meeting and a larger working lunch, and will conclude with a joint news conference. |
| Monday’s meeting is being closely watched on both sides of the Atlantic, coming days after the US Justice Department indicted 12 Russian military intelligence officers for their role in hacking Democratic entities during the 2016 presidential campaign. | Monday’s meeting is being closely watched on both sides of the Atlantic, coming days after the US Justice Department indicted 12 Russian military intelligence officers for their role in hacking Democratic entities during the 2016 presidential campaign. |
| Trump says he hopes for better relations with the Russian leader. He faces bipartisan scepticism in Washington that his desire for warming ties is displacing concerns over Russia’s annexation of Crimea and other destabilizing actions. | Trump says he hopes for better relations with the Russian leader. He faces bipartisan scepticism in Washington that his desire for warming ties is displacing concerns over Russia’s annexation of Crimea and other destabilizing actions. |
| President Trump has arrived at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki, Finland for his meeting with President Putin. | President Trump has arrived at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki, Finland for his meeting with President Putin. |
| Trump arrived at the presidential palace at 1.57pm local time almost an hour after the summit was due to begin. | Trump arrived at the presidential palace at 1.57pm local time almost an hour after the summit was due to begin. |
| Both Trump and Putin are in the building. | Both Trump and Putin are in the building. |
| #BREAKING: Both Pres. #Trump and #Russia's Vladimir #Putin have arrived at Presidential Palace in #Helsinki for summit between two leaders #HelsinkiSummit #LiveDesk pic.twitter.com/z5pA0jKmvc | #BREAKING: Both Pres. #Trump and #Russia's Vladimir #Putin have arrived at Presidential Palace in #Helsinki for summit between two leaders #HelsinkiSummit #LiveDesk pic.twitter.com/z5pA0jKmvc |
| TV footage shows images of Trump’s motorcade, including the famous “beast” limo, is on the way to the presidential palace where the summit will take place. | TV footage shows images of Trump’s motorcade, including the famous “beast” limo, is on the way to the presidential palace where the summit will take place. |
| The motorcade left at 1.37pm local time (11.37pm BST) according to White House pool reporter Annie Karni. | The motorcade left at 1.37pm local time (11.37pm BST) according to White House pool reporter Annie Karni. |
| The second Trump convoy is comically large, it doesn't fit in a single camera frame. pic.twitter.com/9HTNdF1Sd8 | The second Trump convoy is comically large, it doesn't fit in a single camera frame. pic.twitter.com/9HTNdF1Sd8 |
| Trump is reported to be on his way to the presidential palace. Mark Knoller, from CBS, sets out what to expect next. | Trump is reported to be on his way to the presidential palace. Mark Knoller, from CBS, sets out what to expect next. |
| Now that Putin has arrived, Pres Trump is on his way to the Presidential Palace. There'll be a guest book signing and official welcome. Also a photo op at the start of the one-on-one meeting with Putin. | Now that Putin has arrived, Pres Trump is on his way to the Presidential Palace. There'll be a guest book signing and official welcome. Also a photo op at the start of the one-on-one meeting with Putin. |
| Andrew Roth has some theories of the power games currently being played. | Andrew Roth has some theories of the power games currently being played. |
| Some theories on the power politics taking place right now. Putin arrives late but still first and could be seen as welcoming Trump to the presidential palace. Trump counters by sending a massive advance convoy in Mercedes. Still waiting for Trump himself to set off. | Some theories on the power politics taking place right now. Putin arrives late but still first and could be seen as welcoming Trump to the presidential palace. Trump counters by sending a massive advance convoy in Mercedes. Still waiting for Trump himself to set off. |
| Putin’s motorcade has arrived late at the presidential palace in Helsinki for the summit. There’s been no sign yet of Trump. He now appears to be trying to make Putin wait. | Putin’s motorcade has arrived late at the presidential palace in Helsinki for the summit. There’s been no sign yet of Trump. He now appears to be trying to make Putin wait. |
| There’s lots of this macho stuff: Putin’s limo is slightly bigger than Trump’s. | There’s lots of this macho stuff: Putin’s limo is slightly bigger than Trump’s. |
| Expect more. | Expect more. |
| And now Putin has arrived at the presidential palace in Helsinki. pic.twitter.com/hZCHuItXsf | And now Putin has arrived at the presidential palace in Helsinki. pic.twitter.com/hZCHuItXsf |
| Putin adjusts his suit jacket after limo ride in from the airport, and entering Presidential Palace summit site. pic.twitter.com/kI8zktVtuo | Putin adjusts his suit jacket after limo ride in from the airport, and entering Presidential Palace summit site. pic.twitter.com/kI8zktVtuo |
| Russia’s foreign ministry says it agrees with Trump’s dire assessment that US-Russia relations have never been worse. | Russia’s foreign ministry says it agrees with Trump’s dire assessment that US-Russia relations have never been worse. |
| We agree https://t.co/7l087Qwmj3 | We agree https://t.co/7l087Qwmj3 |
| As noted earlier, Trump’s view echoes the Kremlin claim that the US is to blame for the deterioration in the relationship. | As noted earlier, Trump’s view echoes the Kremlin claim that the US is to blame for the deterioration in the relationship. |
| White House pool reporter Annie Karni, confirms that Trump has delayed leaving the Hilton Helsinki Kalastajatorppa, en route to the Presidential Palace. | White House pool reporter Annie Karni, confirms that Trump has delayed leaving the Hilton Helsinki Kalastajatorppa, en route to the Presidential Palace. |
| He was due to depart at 12.40 local time (10.40 BST). | He was due to depart at 12.40 local time (10.40 BST). |
| The hold up appears to be on Putin’s end as he has just this moment landed in Helsinki. | The hold up appears to be on Putin’s end as he has just this moment landed in Helsinki. |
| There has been no response from Trump’s press secretary Sarah Sanders when she was asked about the delay. | There has been no response from Trump’s press secretary Sarah Sanders when she was asked about the delay. |
| Putin briskly stepped off his plane, before being greeted on the tarmac. He took of his jacket and waved for the cameras. And then got into his huge new limo. | Putin briskly stepped off his plane, before being greeted on the tarmac. He took of his jacket and waved for the cameras. And then got into his huge new limo. |
| He's here: pic.twitter.com/WRGGzEkXNu | He's here: pic.twitter.com/WRGGzEkXNu |
| The Washington Post’s Philip Rucker reminds us that the summit was due to start at 1pm local time (11am BST). | The Washington Post’s Philip Rucker reminds us that the summit was due to start at 1pm local time (11am BST). |
| Summit was set to begin 11 minutes ago, but leaders are not at the palace yet. It appears Putin is holding up Trump. Keeping people waiting is the Russian president’s MO to assert dominance. | Summit was set to begin 11 minutes ago, but leaders are not at the palace yet. It appears Putin is holding up Trump. Keeping people waiting is the Russian president’s MO to assert dominance. |