Transcript for Helsinki Summit: President Trump and Vladimir Putin meet

We begin with president Trump's high stakes meeting this morning face to face with Russian president Vladimir Putin the president was back on Twitter this morning just before he in the First Lady were greeted by their host. The president offend when president dropped to clear the US relationship with Russia has never been worse. And he's come explaining why ABC's Molly hunter joins us from the summit in Helsinki with the details good morning Molly. Lindsay can't it get morning that's the Presidential Palace where it's all going down that without any stated objectives this morning we're not really sure what we're gonna get but the president is up tweeting. And we're off to the racist. Waking up in Helsinki president Chen joined the president of Finland for breakfast this morning before his big day. Wasting no time he tweeted this morning our relationship with Russia has never been worse things to many years of US foolishness and stupidity. And now the rigged witch hunt this summit with Russian president Vladimir Putin's starts with a one on one and their interpreter as are the only additional bodies in the room. Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov told Russia today that that's the way the Americans wanted wig no published agenda and knows stated objectives. President told CBS news he's going in with an open mind. The thing dad's gonna come out of it. And may be some good will come out but I go in with low expectations on his way to Helsinki he tempered expectations tweeting from Air Force One no matter how well I do with the summit I would return to criticism that it wasn't good enough. Good afternoon after the Department of Justice indicted twelve Russian agents last week Democrats call on Trent to scrap the meeting. Saying they didn't trust trump to confront Putin about Russia's role in the 2016 election. President Tran told reporters last week he asked him if he metal in the election. His national security advisor John Bolton told ABC news's John Karl there at the indictments. Actually get Trump's and leverage I think the president can put this on the table and say this is a serious matter we need to talk about it. And also on the table will be Ukraine likely Syria but again we'll let out a whole lot more and just a few hours Wendy cannon Molly hunter thank you.

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