We start to understand each other better: Putin after meeting Trump

July 16, 2018 21:38

Russian President Vladimir Putin and United States President Donald Trump address a press conference after their meeting in Helsinki:

Putin says, "As major nuclear powers, we (Russia and the US) bear special responsibility for maintaining international security.

"I think we can call it a success and a very fruitful round of negotiations... The cold war is a thing of the past.

"We had a good conversation with President Trump and I hope we start to understand each other better and I'm grateful to Donald for it. Clearly, there are some challenges left, we were not able to clear all the backlog, but I think we made the first important step."

Trump said, "The crisis in Syria is a complex one. Cooperation between our two countries has the potential to save hundreds of thousands of lives. I also made clear that US won't allow Iran to take benefit from our successful campaign against ISIS."

On question of of Russian intervention in 2016 US presidential election, Putin said, "Where did you get this idea that President Trump trusts me or I trust him? He defends the interest of the United States of America and I do defend the interest of Russian Federation."

Handing over a soccer ball to Trump, Putin said, "President Trump has just mentioned that Russia has just concluded the World football cup. Speaking of the football, Mr President, I will give this ball to you and now the ball is in your court. All the more that the US will host the World cup in 2026." -- ANI

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