WATCH LIVE: Trump and Putin Hold Joint Press Conference

From Helsinki, Finland, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin and President Donald Trump are holding a live presser following their private, one-on-one meeting without their advisers or staff. The presser is set to begin shortly after the end of the talks, which have now gone over two hours. Watch live above.

The two had very brief press avail this morning before heading into the summit.

Prior to the meeting, President Trump went on Twitter and blamed the United States for bad relations with Russia.

The joint press conference is currently over an hour late.

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