"[47][48] NBC News reported that "key senators were preparing to grill" Pompeo "on Russia and North Korea" when he briefs them and that "tempers flared" during a July 18, 2018 Senate Foreign Relations committee hearing at which this was discussed. 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The conference proceedings have been published! "[68] On MSNBC, Watergate prosecutor Jill Wine-Banks said that the Russian meddling attempts were as serious to her "as the Cuban Missile Crisis...or the 9/11 attack" and further stated that the summit will "live in infamy as much as" the Attack on Pearl Harbor or Kristallnacht. Even though Trump was reportedly given a "gift from Putin" the weekend of the pageant, Putin argued "that he did not even know Trump was in Russia for the Miss Universe pageant in 2013 when, according to the Steele dossier, video of Trump was secretly recorded to blackmail him."[74]. [91], During his joint press conference with Putin, Trump stated, "And what [Putin] did is an incredible offer; he offered to have the people working on the [Special Counsel investigation] come and work with their investigators with respect to the 12 [Russians who were under indictment in America]. US President Donald Trump (L) and Russia's President Vladimir Putin shake hands before attending a joint press conference after a meeting at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki, on July 16, 2018. Itar-Tass Russian News Agency v. Russian Kurier, Inc. US intelligence agencies concluded in 2016 that Russia was behind an effort to tip the scale of the US election against Hillary Clinton, with a state-authorised campaign of cyber attacks and fake news stories planted on social media. But for How Long? Trump and Putin meet at the Helsinki Summit in 2018. In a tweet, Trump indicated he looked forward to a second meeting with Mr. Putin "so that we can start implementing some of the many things discussed" in Helsinki. WASHINGTON is scandalised by a report that President Donald Trump has insisted on seeing his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, … Four days after the meeting, a Russian military spokesman said Russia has sent formal proposals for a joint U.S.-Russian effort to reconstruct Syria and facilitate the return home of Syrian refugees. The summit was held yesterday. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. JONATHAN LEMIRE, ASSOCIATED PRESS: President Trump, you first. On the question of the Syrian civil war, Trump wanted Iranian troops to leave Syria, while Putin would not commit to their departure. Vice Pres. Published: 17 July ,2018: 12:00 AM GST Updated: 20 … Helsinki Summit: Trump and Putin Respond to Mueller Indictments. He offered to have the people working on the case come and work with their investigators, with respect to the 12 people. [84] The American intelligence community has consistently concluded that Russia was responsible for the hacking,[85][86] with three intelligence agencies having "high confidence" that Russian interference was ordered by Putin himself. [29], No agenda was published for their discussion, and no communique was issued afterward. Putin and Trump do one-to-one talks bring the world’s focus to Helsinki. October 23 (Tuesday), 2018, 9:00–19:00 University of Helsinki, Main Building, Small Hall (Pieni juhlasali), 4050 Fabianinkatu 33, Helsinki, FINLAND. I think that's an incredible offer. [30], At a press conference four days after the summit, Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats stated, "I’m not in a position to either understand fully or talk about what happened in Helsinki," and ceded the podium to national security advisor John Bolton, who explained that the issue of election interference was discussed. The conference book of abstracts is also now available. The sun sets behind the Presidential Palace and the cathedral in Helsinki. [69], Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Glenn Greenwald, one of the founding editors of The Intercept, said that "90 percent of the world’s nuclear weapons are in the hands of two countries—the United States and Russia—and having them speak and get along is much better than having them isolate one another and increase the risk of not just intentional conflict, but misperception and miscommunication, as well. President Trump met with Russian President Putin at the Helsinki summit on July 16, 2018. 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"No prior president has ever abased himself more abjectly before a tyrant," Mr McCain said in a statement. Some US politicians had called for the summit to be cancelled after 12 Russian military intelligence agents were indicted last week, accused of hacking the presidential campaign of Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton. And he even welcomed Mr Putin's suggestion that Russia could join the investigation and interview the alleged perpetrators itself! What happens to your body in extreme heat? [36][37][38], After the private meeting and the working lunch, Trump and Putin gave a joint press conference. "[46] Senator Chuck Schumer said "We need hearings as soon as possible", with testimony from members of Trump's national security team present during the Helsinki summit, including Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. [53] Romney said Trump's siding with Putin rather than U.S. intelligence agencies was "disgraceful and detrimental to our democratic principles", while McCain called the summit "one of the most disgraceful performances by an American president in memory. Trump sides with Russia against FBI at Helsinki summit. Links between Trump associates and Russian officials, Donald Trump's disclosures of classified information, Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act, Defending Elections from Threats by Establishing Redlines Act, Defending American Security from Kremlin Aggression Act, United States military and prostitution in South Korea. ", "Number of protests for Trump-Putin Helsinki summit rises to 10", "Watch: Demonstrators rally ahead of Trump's arrival in Finland", "Finns rally against Trump, Putin ahead of Helsinki summit", "Isänmaalliset nuoret Trumpin puolesta – kourallinen PS-nuoria sekä Soldiers of Odinin jäseniä toivotti Trumpin ilolla tervetulleeksi", "Trump, Putin Meet For 2 Hours In Helsinki", "Trump-Putin summit: US leader hails 'good start' in Helsinki", "Russia continues to shape narrative of Helsinki summi", "Helsinki summit: what did Trump and Putin agree? July 13, 2018 The Problem with (Helsinki) Summit Notes. From its very beginning I was warning against two threats. President Donald Trump met with Russian President Vladimir Putin on … Both agreed that Iranian troops should be kept away from the Israel-Syria border, with Trump noting that "Creating safety for Israel is something both Putin and I would like to see very much." Mr Trump would have none of it. Sheryl Gay Stolberg, Nicholas Fandos and Thomas Kaplan, New York Times, Lou Dobbs Tonight | Fox News, report broadcast on July 20, 2018, ABC News | ABC News This Week with George Stephanopoulos, broadcast Sunday July 22, 2018 9:00 - 10:00 AM EDT. At a Helsinki summit, the U.S. president refused to denounce Russian interference in the 2016 election and called the Mueller probe a disaster for our country.” ... July 16, 2018 at 10:29 p.m. UTC. [51] Newt Gingrich, a longtime Trump supporter, said Trump's statements about the U.S. intelligence community were "the most serious mistake of his presidency and must be corrected — immediately". All reference to that exchange between Mr Mason and the Russian leader was omitted from the official White House transcript. Where is the server? [15], On July 13, 2018, three days before the summit, Rod Rosenstein, the United States Deputy Attorney General, announced indictments of twelve Russian GRU officers for their efforts in the 2016 Democratic National Committee email leak, through the establishment of false identities as DCLeaks and Guccifer 2.0, as well as charges of money laundering using bitcoin. [9][10] The United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met his Russian and Finnish counterparts Sergey Lavrov and Timo Soini. In a strongly-worded statement, US House Speaker Paul Ryan said Mr Trump "must appreciate that Russia is not our ally". ‘I feared I would drown in my bedroom’ Video, ‘I feared I would drown in my bedroom’, Teenager found in boat drifting for 22 days at sea. 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