Trump shakes hands with Putin at Helsinki summit
By Bloomberg
16 July 2018 |
1:29 pm
President Donald Trump met Russian President Vladimir Putin at the presidential palace in Helsinki for their highly anticipated meeting. President Trump says they'll discuss, among other things, nuclear weapons, trade and China.
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