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handle is hein.crs/crsmthzzbaj0001 and id is 1 raw text is: CRS INSIGHT The Trump-Putin Summit July 20, 2018 (IN10933) Related Author * -C-0.~.Welt Cory Welt, Analyst in European Affairs (.cweLt jdo gov, 7-0530) On July 16, 2018, U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin held a summit in Helsinki, Finland. This was the first U.S.-Russia summit since 2010, when President Barack Obama met with Putin's predecessor Dmitry Medvedev in Prague to sign the New START strategic arms reduction treaty. The Presidents characterized the July 2018 summit as a first step to improving relations. President Trump stated his view that the United States and Russia need to find ways to cooperate in pursuit of shared interests and resolve global challenges. President Putin said his goal is to restore an acceptable level of trust and past levels of cooperation on issues of mutual interest. Media reports have focused on President Trump's remarks about whether or not he believes the U.S. intelligence community's conclusion that Russia interfered in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. However, the summit discussions apparently ranged widely and touched on many issues central to U.S.-Russia relations. Some observers suggest the Trump Administration's efforts at rapprochement are no different than efforts of past Administrations to reset relations with Russia. Others point out these past efforts were temporary at best or that rapprochement is not possible until Russia reverses its actions in Ukraine and ceases interfering in U.S. and European domestic affairs, among other hostile activities. Neither the White House nor the Russian administration has released a formal readout of the summit, which included a private meeting of the Presidents. The main topics were reportedly as follows, based on transcripts of the summit press conference and media interviews in English (here, here, and here) and in Russian (here and here), and subsequent official clarifications. * Election Interference. In addition to his remarks on whether or not he believes the U.S. intelligence community assessment, President Trump said he directly addressed election interference in his meeting with Putin and that we spent a great deal of time talking about it. In a subsequent interview, President Trump added that he was very strong on the fact that we can't have meddling.... I let him know we can't have this, we're not going to have it, and that's the way it's going to be. President Putin said he told President Trump that the Russian state has never interfered and is not going to interfere in U.S. domestic affairs, including election processes. However, Putin also argued

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