President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin sat down for their first face-to-face meeting Friday for highly anticipated talks that Mr. Trump said were “going well,” even as both leaders looked to project power and cooperation to audiences at home and around the globe.
“President Putin and I have been discussing various things, and I think it is going well,” Mr. Trump said during a break in the talks on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in Hamburg, Germany. “We’ve had some very, very good talks.”
The meeting is overshadowed by Russia interference in the U.S. presidential election last year and Democrats’ unsubstantiated allegations of Trump campaign collusion.
Mr. Trump said the discussions would continue, and “we look forward to a lot of positive things happening for Russia, for the United States and for everybody concerned.”
Mr. Putin also expressed optimism for the relationship and the need for closer ties between the former Cold War foes.
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