Russian Coverage And Reaction To Today's Trump - Putin Helsinki Summit

RT: I wanted Trump to win - Putin (VIDEO)

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has revealed that he actually wanted Donald Trump to win the 2016 US presidential election. Russia, however, did not contribute to Trump’s win by any means, he insisted.

“Yes, I wanted him to win, because he talked about the need to normalize US-Russia ties,” Putin said, answering a direct question from a journalist during the joint press conference with Donald Trump following the Helsinki summit.

The Russian president left the second part of the question unanswered, however, regarding whether he “instructed” his officials to help Trump, since he had discussed the allegations of meddling earlier during the press conference.

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Russian Coverage And Reaction To Today's Trump - Putin Helsinki Summit

Putin calls summit with Trump first step towards ‘clearing backlog’ in Russia-US relations -- TASS
Putin, Trump Consider Joint Summit 'Success,' Denounce 'Collusion' Claims -- Sputnik
Putin, Trump continue negotiations over larger working lunch -- TASS
Two rounds of Putin-Trump summit in Helsinki lasted more than four hours -- TASS
Putin laughs at suggestion that Russia collected dirt on Trump -- RT
If Mueller investigation sends official request to question suspects, Russia will do that - Putin -- RT
Russia & United States can compete & work together in energy market - Putin -- RT
Russian, US security officials to meet to follow up Helsinki summit agreements -- TASS
Putin-Trump talks were better than super, says Russian top diplomat -- TASS
One-on-one meeting with Putin a ‘good start,’ Trump says after over 2 hours of tete-a-tete talks -- RT
Trump hails one-on-one meeting with Putin as ‘good start’ -- TASS
Trump says both Russia, US to blame for state of relationship -- TASS
Trump Says 'No Reason To Believe' Russia Hacked U.S. Election -- Moscow Times
Trump: Russian, US militaries get along - perhaps better than our politicians (VIDEO) -- RT
US-Russia cooperation can ‘save hundreds of thousands of lives’ in Syria — Trump -- TASS