Trump Please Meet With Putin Fix US-Russian Relations

Trump will meet Putin in Helsinki on July 16th.

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, WASHINGTON – US President Donald Trump hopes that his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki on July 16 will reduce tensions between the two countries. He hopes that the outcome of the meeting will lead to the formation of a constructive cooperation between Moscow and Washington.

"President (Trump) continues this meeting for the sake of US national security to determine if Russia wants to progress in our relations.The President thinks that better relations with Russia will be good for America and Russia "US Heather Nauert, quoted the page of the Russian news agency TASS Friday (29/6).

The Kremlin and Washington announced that the Russian-American summit will be held in the Finnish capital, Helsinki, on July 16. The news was published after US National Security Adviser John Bolton made a visit to Russia last Wednesday .

During his visit, Bolton met Putin in Moscow. "Your visit to Moscow gives us hope that we can at least make the first step towards restoring a large-scale relationship between our two countries," Putin told AFP.

. "This summit is very important, it will be a major international event this summer," he said.

It was also delivered Bolton. Although it does not expect results or specific decisions, the summit could improve relations between the two countries. "This is important after a period of time without these bilateral meetings, allowing them to review any issues they choose," Bolton said.

Relations between Russia and the United States are less harmonious nowadays. In April, Russia and the United States expelled dozens of diplomatic representatives from their respective countries. It is related to the case of the attack of the Russian double agent Sergei Skripal in Salisbury, England.

The two countries are also involved in a conflict in the Syrian conflict. Russia is known to be a key ally of Syria, while the United States defends the opposition. In the United States, Russia is in the spotlight for allegedly interfering with the holding of the US presidential election in 2016. Russia has denied the allegations firmly.