Trump congratulates Putin for the World Cup: "One of the best" | World

"Congratulations to France, who played an extraordinary football for the 2018 World Cup victory," Trump told Twitter after the French victory by 4×2.

"Also, congratulations to President Putin and to Russia for organizing a very good World Cup – one of the best all, "he said.

Congratulations to France, who played an extraordinary football, winning the World Cup. World 2018. In addition, congratulations to President Putin and Russia for organizing a very nice World Cup Tournament – one of the best ever organized!

July 15, 2018

Trump will take his last step in the European trip Monday when he will meet Vladimir Putin in Helsinki, Finland, after attending the NATO summit and meet British Prime Minister Theresa May

This will be the first time the two will have a private meeting Auparav Before, they were only together informally, on the occasion of participating in events with other world leaders. Finland was chosen for its alleged political neutrality – as was the case with Singapore at Trump's meeting with Kim Jong-Un.

Helsinki had already protested this Sunday (15) against meetings of heads of state.

Trump and Putin meet: see 5 points of friction that set the tone for relations between the United States and Russia

Donald Trump said that he had low expectations for the summit on Monday with Vladimir Putin days after 12 officials The Russian intelligence officials have been accused by a federal hacking jury of Democrats before the elections of 2016.

The summit, which takes place at one of the most crucial moments for The West since the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991, has alarmed some allies who fear that Putin is seeking a major agreement undermining the transatlantic alliance led by the United States.

Trump told CBS in an interview that "nothing bad" would come out of the top with Putin. "I come with low expectations," Trump told CBS in Turnberry. "I'm not going with high expectations."