U.S. President Donald Trump (L) and Russian President Vladimir Putin answer questions about the 2016 U.S. Election collusion during a joint press conference after their summit on July 16, 2018, in Helsinki, Finland. The two leaders met in a one-on-one session and working lunch to discuss a range of issues.
U.S. President Donald Trump met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki on July 16. The meeting was the first official summit between the two leaders and included a one-on-one session as well as a group-level discussion with senior Cabinet officials from both sides. As Stratfor anticipated , no major agreements came out of the summit, though some of the key topics of discussion were highlighted in a joint press conference following the meeting. Addressing Nuclear Arms Control Arms control is a major point of contention between the United States and Russia, and the matter was high on the agenda. As expected, both leaders called for closer cooperation. Putin publicly stated his country's support for New START (a revamped Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty) as well as addressing Russian and American differences over the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces treaty.
