President of Russia Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump are meeting at a presidential palace in Helsinki, on June16, 2018, for their first summit (2018 Russia–US Summit)
This is the first full-scale summit meeting of the leaders of the two countries; Previously, Mr. Putin and Mr. Trump met at various international forums.
The Russia-US summit began with a one-on-one meeting, to be followed by talks that will be attended by the Russian and US delegations. Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump will discuss ways to normalise bilateral relations, as well as current international issues, primarily the situation in Ukraine, Syria and the Korean Peninsula, the fight against terrorism, and other.
Following the talks, the two presidents will make statements for the press and answer questions from media representatives.