US president Donald Trump says relations with Russia have ‘never been worse as he arrives for high-stakes summit with Vladimir Putin. Russia says it agrees 2.59pm BST Trump’s full quote after the one-on-one meeting: “I think it’s a good start. Very, very good start for everybody.” 2.45pm BST White House pool reporter Annie Karni said Trump responded to one shouted question following his one-on-one meeting with Putin. Trump said the meeting was a “very good start,” per the pool report.Karni said a White House spokesperson would not confirm that the meeting lasted two hours and ten minutes, as others are reporting. After their one-on-one meeting, Presidents Trump and Putin and delegation members sat down to lunch in the Hall of Mirrors. Asked how their meeting went, “very good start,” said Pres Trump. (Pool photo by @anniekarni) pic.twitter.com/KVhwNhihob Continue reading…
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