President Trump Donald John TrumpBiden on Trump's refusal to commit to peaceful transfer of power: 'What country are we in?' Romney: 'Unthinkable and unacceptable' to not commit to peaceful transition of power Two Louisville police officers shot amid Breonna Taylor grand jury protests MORE landed in Helsinki on Sunday just hours ahead of his highly anticipated meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

The president and first lady Melania Trump Melania TrumpTrump privately blamed Black Americans for lacking initiative: report The Hill's 12:30 Report: Ginsburg lies in repose Melania Trump: Ginsburg's 'spirit will live on in all she has inspired' MORE arrived just before 9 p.m. local time. They were greeted by members of the U.S. Embassy in Finland.

While en route to Finland from Scotland, the president fired off multiple tweets attacking the media for its coverage of his meetings with foreign leaders, blaming Democrats for division in the country and congratulating France for winning the World Cup.

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Trump and Putin are scheduled to meet Monday in Helsinki. They will hold a one-on-one discussion before being joined by aides. The two leaders will later hold a joint press conference.

It will mark the first formal meeting between the two leaders since Trump took office. They previously held a side conversation during last year's Group of 20 summit.

"I go in with very low expectations," Trump told CBS ahead of the meeting. "I think that getting along with Russia is a good thing, but it's possible we won't."

The meeting was hit by further complications when special counsel Robert Mueller Robert (Bob) MuellerCNN's Toobin warns McCabe is in 'perilous condition' with emboldened Trump CNN anchor rips Trump over Stone while evoking Clinton-Lynch tarmac meeting The Hill's 12:30 Report: New Hampshire fallout MORE handed down indictments on Friday against 12 Russian intelligence officers, alleging they interfered in the 2016 U.S. election. Mueller charged 11 of the officers with conspiring to hack into the Democratic National Committee (DNC) and Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee networks.

The other officer was charged with conspiring to hack into election systems, including a state elections board website.

Trump has not condemned Putin for the hacks, instead blaming the Obama administration and the DNC for allowing the hacks to take place.

Lawmakers from both parties have criticized Trump for his reluctance to criticize Putin, particularly over the issue of election meddling.