AT 14:10 Moscow started the first official bilateral meeting of the presidents of Russia and the US. The meeting is held at the Presidential Palace Helsinki. The first floor was taken by Vladimir Putin and said, it is an important meeting, during which it is planned to discuss a wide range of issues. About, what specific issues it will, Russian president did not say.
After that, a much more lengthy opening remarks said Donald Trump. First he congratulated the Russian leader with excellent organization of the World Cup, which ended on the eve of the final match in Moscow. After he outlined those same questions, of which the Russian president mentioned in passing. In particular, According to Trump, presidents intend to discuss matters of a military nature – primarily relate to the probability of nuclear disarmament. According to the American president in the United States and Russia have huge arsenals of nuclear weapons, who make up 90% all nuclear arsenals in the world.
Trump in the opening speech said, that the discussion touches and questions, which are related to the People's Republic of China. The American president did not specify, what will be discussed in the framework of “Chinese theme”. However, just at the same time a speech in Helsinki Trump made a statement on the Chinese authorities, that official Beijing submits a claim to the WTO about the introduction of the American side of the 25-percent tariffs on hundreds of Chinese goods. We are talking about duties on more than 1,3 thousands of products, that US imports from China.
Prior to the talks with President Vladimir Putin tête-à-tête Donald Trump said, that he intends to discuss the issue of Ukraine.
Further, members of the staff of the two presidents and their Finnish colleagues asked journalists, who vied with each other trying to ask the leaders of the Russian Federation and the United States questions, expel from the hall. In the meeting room there were only the heads of state and their interpreters.
meanwhile, Western media have published statements by representatives of the US political circles, who expressed concern that, Putin may “bewitch” dicker, and he will go to certain concessions.
