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Trump Meets Putin In Helsinki After Criticizing European Union, Past U.S. Diplomacy

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President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin met in Helsinki on Monday for a closed one-on-one discussion. In the lead-up, Trump took to Twitter to pre-emptively decry coverage of the meeting and declare that an "extraordinary relationship" with Russia was in the works.

Here & Now's Robin Young speaks with NPR international correspondent Lucian Kim (@Lucian_Kim) in Helsinki to break down the meeting.

This segment aired on July 16, 2018.

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