I’m a little late to this, and the two world leaders are in their meeting.
#Putin in #Helsinki & en route to meet @realDonaldTrump pic.twitter.com/XFjvB3MNAC
— Maxim A. Suchkov (@MSuchkov_ALM) July 16, 2018
8.The stage is set. The Gothic Hall in the Finnish Presidential Palace is where #Putin, @realDonaldTrump will spend at least 3 hours face-to-face as scheduled. pic.twitter.com/Drw1SW01JZ
— Maxim A. Suchkov (@MSuchkov_ALM) July 16, 2018
Here they are pic.twitter.com/xHRJplMR6E
— Maxim A. Suchkov (@MSuchkov_ALM) July 16, 2018
Trump told the Finnish President Just now he enjoyed spending time with him at the NATO summit. Finland is not part of NATO. #awkward @jaketapper @camanpour
— Josh Rogin (@joshrogin) July 16, 2018
We agree https://t.co/7l087Qwmj3
— MFA Russia ?? (@mfa_russia) July 16, 2018
At start of meeting with Putin, Trump says they will talk about trade, nuclear weapons, missiles and China, makes no mention of Ukraine, Syria, poisoning in the UK or election intervention.
— Peter Baker (@peterbakernyt) July 16, 2018
Don’t forget – This is the man who didn’t know what the nuclear triad was during his campaign. The New START treaty, which limits nuclear warheads on both sides, is coming up for renewal, but I’ll bet he has no idea what it is. Besides, it is one of Obama’s treaties, negotiated by a team that was led by a woman and staffed by a team about equally men and women. But I doubt he knows that last part either. My guess is he’ll go for something like what the Reagan-Gorbachev summit in Reykjavik failed to achieve – a plan for total nuclear disarmament. If he can avoid giving away America’s nuclear arsenal for a promise that he can build a Trump Tower in Moscow.
Anyhoo, I’ll post interesting tweets as they come in.
Happening Now: Trump-Putin Meeting. Or Summit?Post + Comments (158)