Trump puts low expectations for the Helsinki summit with Putin

• Donald Trump said that "nothing bad … maybe a good one" will come out of his Monday meeting with Russian Vladimir Poutine.

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President Donald Trump has stated that "nothing bad … maybe a little good "will come out of his meeting on Monday with the Russian Vladimir Putin.

President Trump put down expectations in an interview the day before leaving for Helsinki for the high stakes summit.

He said in excerpts published by the CBS network that he "does not go with high expectations".

WATCH: President Trump says @jeffglor that he is going to the summit of Helsinki with "low expectations" and that he will consider asking Russia to "go to the top". extradite officers indicted by Special Advisor Robert Mueller. More information about @FaceTheNation Sunday. https://t.co/Sfiws0Rtvd pic.twitter.com/Vo5tSs4eeg

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President Trump has said that he believes that such meetings are beneficial, adding, "Having a meeting with President Kim was a good thing."

He said, "Nothing bad will come out [Helsinki] and maybe some good will come out."

President Trump also claims to have "not thought" to ask Putin to extradite the dozen Russians accused this week of indictment of electoral interference, but stated that he "would certainly pose" questions about it. "