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发帖数: 5309 | 1 Appearing at the joint news conference with Putin after the talks in the
Finnish capital ended, Trump said he and Putin discussed their disagreements
“at length.” He added: “Our relationship has never been worse than it is
now. However, that changed, as of about four hours ago.”
The summit began hours after Trump blamed his own country, rather than
Russia, for the hostilities between their two nations.
Speaking first at the news conference, Putin said the talks took place “in
a frank and businesslike atmosphere,” adding: “I think we can call it a
success.” He said that although bilateral relations have been “going
through a complicated stage,” there was “no solid reason” for that. “The
Cold War is a thing of the past,” he said.
He added that Trump “mentioned the so-called interference of Russia in the
American election” in 2016. Putin again denied any involvement by the
Russian state and said any evidence of interference can be analyzed through
a joint working group on cybersecurity.
Putin said later in response to a question that U.S. investigators possibly
could come to Russia to participate in the questioning of suspects after a
dozen Russian intelligence officers were indicted in the United States on
charges of election interference.
Elaborating, Putin said representatives of the Mueller probe could be
present at interrogations of suspects in Russia — as long as Russians would
be able to do the same at the questioning of U.S. intelligence agents that
Moscow suspects of carrying out crimes on Russian soil. Any questions about
Russian interference in the U.S. elections, he said, should be resolved by
the courts and according to existing intergovernmental agreements.
“Let the Mueller commission send us a request, and we will do the work
necessary to respond,” Putin said. “We can expand this cooperation — but
we will then also expect from the U.S. side access to people who we believe
are members of the intelligence agencies.”
In response to questions, Trump said that both countries were to blame for
the deterioration of relations. “I do feel that we have both made some
mistakes,” he said. He added that “there was no collusion” between his
campaign and Russia, and he lamented that the special counsel’s
investigation into the matter has had an impact on U.S.-Russian relations.
“I think the probe has been a disaster for our country,” he said. “It’s
ridiculous what’s going on with the probe.”
Trump critics reacted harshly. Former CIA director John O. Brennan wrote in
a tweet: “Donald Trump’s press conference performance in Helsinki rises to
& exceeds the threshold of ‘high crimes & misdemeanors.’ It was nothing
short of treasonous. Not only were Trump’s comments imbecilic, he is wholly
in the pocket of Putin. Republican Patriots: Where are you???”
Shortly before the news conference began, security personnel forcibly
removed a journalist who was holding a sign reading, “Nuclear Weapon Ban
Treaty.” Before he was removed, he had been heckling TV reporters doing
their stand-ups.
Seated alongside Putin to deliver opening remarks before reporters at the
start of the summit, Trump congratulated Russia on successfully hosting the
World Cup soccer tournament, which concluded Sunday, then noted that the
United States and Russia have “not been getting along too well for the last
number of years.” He said he hoped that would change and that “I think we
will end up having an extraordinary relationship.”
“Getting along with Russia is a good thing, not a bad thing,” Trump said,
as Putin slouched in his chair. Trump added that the “world wants to see us
getting along.”
Trump said before the closed-door meeting that he and Putin had a “lot of
good things to talk about, and things to talk about,” including trade,
military issues, nuclear proliferation and China, in particular their “
mutual friend,” Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Trump did not mention Russia’s interference in the 2016 presidential
campaign as one of the topics to be discussed before the meeting began.
Putin, who spoke before Trump made his opening remarks, said to the U.S.
president: “Of course, the time has come that we speak extensively about
our bilateral relations and various problem points around the world. There
are enough of them that we ought to pay attention to them.”
The meeting began later than originally planned, after the perennially tardy
Putin arrived in Helsinki well behind schedule, keeping Trump waiting. The
one-on-one meeting lasted about two hours, longer than anticipated. It was
initially scheduled to take 90 minutes.
The two leaders then went into an expanded meeting that included top aides.
At the start of it, Trump, responding to a shouted question from a reporter,
said: “I think it’s a good start. Very, very good start for everybody.”
[Putin’s Helsinki showmanship starts with his limo]
Although most U.S. officials argue that Russia’s interference in the 2016 U
.S. presidential election, use of a nerve agent on British soil and
aggression in Ukraine and Syria have worsened relations, Trump instead
faulted “U.S. foolishness and stupidity” in tweets Monday morning, as well
as the expansive Justice Department investigation into Russia’s election
intrusion.
“Our relationship with Russia has NEVER been worse thanks to many years of
U.S. foolishness and stupidity and now, the Rigged Witch Hunt!” Trump
tweeted Monday morning as he prepared for his meeting with Putin.
Trump is facing immense pressure to aggressively confront Putin over Russia
’s election interference, especially after the Justice Department indicted
12 Russian intelligence officials Friday and charged them with hacking and
stealing Democratic emails, as part of a broad subterfuge operation that U.S
. intelligence agencies believe was ordered by Putin to help elect Trump.
But Trump’s comments Monday were in sync with the argument Putin and his
government have long made, which is that the policies of the Obama
administration — as well as the investigation into election interference,
which Putin repeatedly has denied — inflamed tensions between the two
nuclear superpowers. The Russian Foreign Ministry’s official Twitter
account retweeted Trump’s “U.S. foolishness and stupidity” tweet and said
, “We agree.”
Trump — who has been reticent to criticize Putin and has said he admires
the Russian autocrat’s leadership style and strongman image — began their
meeting shortly after 2 p.m. (7 a.m. Eastern time) at the Presidential
Palace, a neoclassical residence facing Helsinki’s heavily touristed Baltic
Sea waterfront. They were originally scheduled to meet at 1 p.m. here (6 a.
m. ET).
But Putin arrived later than expected in Helsinki on Monday and did not
disembark from his plane until after 1 p.m., delaying the scheduled start
time of the summit. Putin is known for his frequent tardiness; he once made
President Barack Obama wait 45 minutes for one of their meetings.
The two leaders first met alone, with interpreters present but without their
advisers. They were then joined by their delegations for a working lunch,
which was to be followed by a joint press availability. Trump then will fly
home to Washington.
Trump is joined in Helsinki by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, national
security adviser John Bolton, chief of staff John F. Kelly and other
advisers, including National Security Council Russia expert Fiona Hill.
Earlier in his Europe trip, Trump told reporters he would raise the election
interference issue with Putin, although he indicated that he would not be
too stern, saying he assumes Putin will deny responsibility, and then they
would move on to other topics.
In another Monday morning tweet, Trump sought to pin blame for the matter on
Obama.
“President Obama thought that Crooked Hillary was going to win the election
, so when he was informed by the FBI about Russian Meddling, he said it
couldn’t happen, was no big deal, & did NOTHING about it. When I won it
became a big deal and the Rigged Witch Hunt headed by Strzok!” Trump wrote,
referencing first 2016 Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton and
then FBI agent Peter Strzok, who testified before Congress in a combative
hearing last week.
Trump arrived with first lady Melania Trump in Helsinki late Sunday, after
spending the weekend golfing at his property in Scotland. Aboard Air Force
One, the president aired some of his grievances on Twitter ahead his
upcoming summit with Putin.
“Unfortunately, no matter how well I do at the Summit, if I was given the
great city of Moscow as retribution for all of the sins and evils committed
by Russia over the years, I would return to criticism that it wasn’t good
enough — that I should have gotten Saint Petersburg in addition!” Trump
wrote.
And after a week of denigrating the U.S. news media on foreign soil, Trump
continued in his tweetstorm: “Much of our news media is indeed the enemy of
the people and all the Dems know how to do is resist and obstruct! This is
why there is such hatred and dissension in our country — but at some point,
it will heal!”
Trump began his day Monday in this Nordic capital by meeting Finnish
President Sauli Niinisto for breakfast, along with their wives. When a
reporter asked about his message for Putin, Trump replied, “We’ll do just
fine.”
Trump also touted the unity of NATO, saying the treaty alliance of 29
nations that is a Western bulwark against an expansionist Russia, has “
never been stronger than it is today.”
Last week in Brussels, Trump upended the NATO summit with demands that
European allies increase their defense spending commitments. On Monday in
Helsinki, Trump claimed credit for forcing the hands of his counterparts. “
It was a little bit tough at the beginning,” he said, “but it turned out
to be love.”
Putin was set to land in Helsinki around noon local time with fresh momentum
after presiding over the World Cup final in Moscow, a tournament that many
observers — including Trump — hailed as a success.
Beyond spreading a positive image of Russia, the World Cup also gave Putin a
chance to exercise his diplomatic chops ahead of the Helsinki summit amid a
revolving door of visiting world leaders. On Sunday alone, Putin met with
French President Emmanuel Macron; Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban;
Croatian President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic; and Emir of Qatar Tamim bin
Hamad al-Thani.
Last week, Putin separately received Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin
Netanyahu and Ali Akbar Velayati, a top adviser to Iran’s supreme leader,
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, stoking speculation that Putin would discuss Iran’s
presence in Syria with Trump.
Russian officials have kept expectations low, emphasizing that the very fact
of the meeting is an important step forward after years of tensions between
Moscow and Washington. Ahead the summit, Putin spokesman Dmitry Peskov
praised Trump’s pragmatism in an interview with pro-Kremlin broadcaster RT.
“Our president is very pragmatic, very open and consistent,” Peskov said,
referring to Putin, according to the Interfax news agency. “He always says
that the interests of Russia and the people of Russia are the main thing to
him. And therefore he respects the fact that Donald Trump has the same
attitude to his country.”
For Putin, the setting of the summit provides something of a home-turf
advantage. Although Finland is a member of the European Union and is a
neutral nation, it borders Russia and is familiar to Putin, as Helsinki is
just up the Bay of Finland from his hometown of St. Petersburg.
This vibrant Nordic capital, which in the summertime glistens with sunlight
late into the evening, holds significant resonance for U.S.-Russia affairs
as a neutral site for leaders of the two countries to meet.
In 1990, then-President George H.W. Bush met in Helsinki with then-Soviet
leader Mikhail Gorbachev to show a unified front against then-Iraqi
President Saddam Hussein amid escalating tensions in the Persian Gulf. And
in 1997, then-President Bill Clinton and then-Russian President Boris
Yeltsin held a two-day summit here to discuss arms control and the addition
of former Soviet countries to NATO.
Trump has said he has low expectations for Monday’s summit with Putin and
heads into it without the kind of pre-scripted outcomes typical at such
international meetings. Rather, he sees the meeting as a chance to build a
better rapport with Putin and foster warmer relations between the United
States and Russia.
“Right now, there’s no trust in the relationship, and because of that,
problem-solving is practically impossible,” U.S. Ambassador to Russia Jon
Huntsman said Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press.” “So this is an attempt
to see if we can defuse and take some of the drama, and quite frankly some
of the danger, out of the relationship right now.”
Trump and his advisers have sought to temper expectations for the summit,
which is expected to include discussions over the ongoing conflicts in Syria
and Ukraine, a Reagan-era arms-control agreement and the prospect of
extending a 2011 nuclear arms reduction treaty with Russia.
The president declined to outline his objectives in an interview with CBS
News in advance of the summit, and his advisers have said the mere act of
holding the direct meeting with Putin is a “deliverable.”
Back in Washington, lawmakers from both parties have implored Trump to
aggressively confront Putin.
“President Trump should have only one message for Putin [on Monday]: Quit
messing with America,” Sen. Ben Sasse (R-Neb.) said on Twitter early Monday
, arguing that Trump should not be “dignifying” the Russian president by
granting a meeting.
Clinton tweeted, “Question for President Trump as he meets Putin: Do you
know which team you play for?”
Putin’s allies say that last Friday’s indictments represented the latest
effort by the Washington establishment to derail Trump’s effort to improve
relations with Russia.
“It seems to us the opponents of the improvement of U.S.-Russia relations
should not be allowed to endlessly exploit this harmful topic, which is
being kept afloat artificially,” Putin’s foreign policy adviser Yuri
Ushakov said ahead of the summit, according to Interfax.
William Branigin and John Wagner in Washington contributed to this report.
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