Mr President, ladies and gentlemen,
The talks with President of the United States Donald Trump were held in a candid and business-like atmosphere.
I think they were quite successful and beneficial.
We reviewed the current state and prospects of Russia-US relations and key international issues.
It is obvious to everyone that our bilateral relations are undergoing a complicated period but there is no objective reason for these difficulties and the current tense atmosphere.
The Cold War ended long ago, the era of acute ideological confrontation belongs to the distant past, and the situation in the world has fundamentally changed.
Today both Russia and the United States are facing completely different challenges – the mechanisms of international security
and stability are dangerously out of balance, there are regional crises, the spread of the threat of terrorism and cross border crime,
crime in general, growing world economic problems, environmental and other risks.
It is possible to cope with all this only by working together.
I hope we will come to this same understanding with our American partners.
Today's talks reflected the shared desire of President Trump and myself to correct the negative situation in bilateral relations
and map out initial steps to improve them, restore an acceptable level of trust and return to the former level of cooperation on all issues of mutual interest.
As a major nuclear power, we have special responsibility when it comes to international security.
I consider it important, as we discussed, to get the dialogue on strategic stability and the non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction on track.
We made a note with a number of concrete proposals on this matter available to our American colleagues.
We believe that continued joint efforts to fully work through the military-political and disarmament dossier is necessary.
That includes the renewal of the Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty, the dangerous situation surrounding the development of elements of the US global missile defence system,
the implementation of the Treaty on the Elimination of Intermediate-Range and Shorter-Range Missiles, and the topic of deploying weapons in space.
We are in favour of continued cooperation in the sphere of combating terrorism and ensuring cybersecurity.
Notably, our special services are working together quite successfully.
The most recent example of that is the close operational interaction with a group of US security experts as part of the World Cup in Russia that ended yesterday.
Contacts between the special services should be made systematic.
I reminded the President of the United States about the proposal to reconstitute the anti-terror working group.
We covered regional crises extensively.
Our positions do not coincide on all matters, but nonetheless there are many overlapping interests.
We should be looking for common ground and working more closely, including at international forums.
Of course, we talked about regional crises, including Syria.
With regard to Syria, restoring peace and harmony in that country could serve as an example of successful joint work.
Of course, Russia and the United States can take the lead in this matter and organise cooperation to overcome the humanitarian crisis and help refugees return to their hearths.
We have all the requisite elements for effective cooperation on Syria.
Notably, Russian and American military have gained useful experience of interaction and coordination in the air and on land.
I would also like to note that after the terrorists are routed in southwest Syria, in the so-called "southern zone",
the situation in the Golan Heights should be brought into full conformity with the 1974 agreement on the disengagement of Israeli and Syrian forces.
This will make it possible to bring tranquillity to the Golan Heights and restore the ceasefire between the Syrian Arab Republic and the State of Israel.
The President devoted special attention to this issue today.
I would like to emphasise that Russia has a stake in this course of events and will adhere to exactly this position.
This will constitute a step towards establishing a just and durable peace on the basis of UN Security Council Resolution 338.
It is good that efforts to gradually solve the problem of the Korean Peninsula have begun.
This became possible largely because President Trump got personally involved and pursued dialogue in the spirit of cooperation rather than confrontation.
During the talks we openly discussed Russia's concern over the US withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action on the Iranian nuclear issue.
The US knows our position. It remains unchanged.
To underscore, due to the nuclear deal Iran has become the country most heavily inspected by the IAEA.
This guarantees the exclusively peaceful nature of the Iranian nuclear programme and facilitates the consolidation of the non-proliferation regime.
Returning to our discussion of the Ukrainian crisis, the importance of observing the Minsk agreements in good faith was noted.
The United States could be more resolute in insisting on this and could motivate Ukraine's leaders to engage in this work.
We paid special attention to the economy.
Obviously, there is interest in cooperation in the business circles of both countries.
The US delegation was one of the biggest at the St Petersburg International Economic Forum in May.
It consisted of over 500 US entrepreneurs.
To develop trade and investment, President Trump and I agreed to establish a high-level group that would unite captains of Russian and American business.
Business people better understand how to go about mutually beneficial cooperation.
Let them consider what can be done and make recommendations.
Once again President Trump touched on the so-called Russian interference in the electoral process in the United States.
I had to repeat what I said many times before, including during my personal meeting with the President: Russia has never and will never interfere in US domestic affairs, including the electoral process.
We are ready to examine all concrete materials that may be presented, for example, in the framework of the cybersecurity working group, the establishment of which we discussed during our meeting in Hamburg.
And, of course, it is time to unfreeze Russian-US ties between civic organisations and in the cultural and humanitarian sphere.
As you know, recently we received a delegation from the US Congress, which was considered almost a historic event, when it should be a regular occurrence.
On this note, we have proposed that the US President think not only on practical issues but also on the philosophy underlying long-term bilateral relations.
It would be useful to involve experts on the history and nuances of Russian-US cooperation in this process.
Our idea is to establish an expert council composed of influential Russian and US political analysts, academics, prominent former diplomats
and military officers, which would work on finding points of convergence and ways to put bilateral cooperation on a sustainable positive trajectory.
In general, we are satisfied with our first full-scale meeting.
Let me say once again that before this, we had only met briefly at international forums.
President Trump and I had a good conversation.
I hope now we understand each other better, and I thank Donald for this.
Of course, numerous problems remain.
We have not managed to clear all the blockages, which would be impossible in one meeting.
But I believe we have taken an important first step in this direction.
In conclusion I would like to note that our Finnish hosts helped to create the working atmosphere during the talks.
I thank to the leadership of Finland, the Finnish people and residents of Helsinki for what they have done.
We know that we have caused a lot of inconvenience for people in Helsinki and we apologise for this.
Thank you for your attention.
Now journalists can ask their questions to the Presidents.
We will start with Russian journalists ...
Alexey Meshkov, Interfax agency.
I have a question for the President of the United States.
During your recent European tour, you said that the Nord Stream 2 pipeline project and other projects make Europe hostage to Russia.
You suggested saving Europe from this dependence by supplying US liquefied gas.
This past cold winter proved the viability of the current energy supply system in Europe, at a time where the United States was forced
to buy additional liquefied gas, including from Russia, to cover the heating needs of Boston.
So, my question: is your idea more of a political nature?
Might it lead to a situation where a gap could develop in Europe's energy supply system which would impact primarily the consumer countries?
And a second question, if I may.
Before the meeting with Mr Putin, you called him a rival, but left hope that, perhaps, you would be able to take these relations to a friendly plane.
Did you succeed?
I would like to add a couple of words to that.
I spoke with the President, including on this topic.
We are aware of the President's position.
But I believe that we, as a major oil and gas country – and the United States is also such a country – could work constructively
to regulate international markets, because we are not interested in a sharp drop in prices below the lower limit.
Our producers, including the United States with its shale oil and gas, will be affected by this.
The profit margin of production comes to naught below certain levels.
We are not interested in excessively high prices either, because they can kill refining, engineering and other branches of the economy.
We have things to discuss and there is room for cooperation.
This is my first point.
Second, with regard to Nord Stream 2, the President expressed concerns about the possible end of transit across Ukraine.
I assured him that Russia is willing to keep this transit in place.
Moreover, we are willing to renew the transit contract, which expires next year, if the dispute between economic agents is settled in the Stockholm Arbitration Court.
Regarding whom you can believe and whom you can't, you shouldn't believe anyone.
What makes you think President Trump trusts me and that I fully trust him?
He defends the interests of the United States of America.
I defend the interests of the Russian Federation.
We do have converging interests, and we are seeking common ground.
We have issues that we disagree on so far.
We are seeking options to settle these differences and make our work more constructive.
We should not rely on the momentary political interests of some internal political forces in our countries but on facts.
Tell me at least one fact that proves collusion during the election campaign in the United States.
This is total nonsense.
We did not know each other, the President just said this.
It is only natural that the Russian public developed a certain attitude towards the candidates.
There is nothing unusual about this.
While a candidate, Mr Trump spoke of the necessity to restore Russia-US relations.
Naturally, the Russian public developed a liking for this candidate, and different people expressed this attitude in different ways.
Isn't it natural to have a liking for a person who wants to build relations with our country?
This is normal.
We heard accusations against the company Concord.
As I understand it, this company hired American lawyers, and the accusations against it just fell apart in a US court.
Just follow what happens in US courts.
This is what you should base your view on, not on rumours.
This is the first thing.
Second, as for the 12 alleged Russian intelligence officers, I don't know about this yet.
I have to find out what it is you're talking about.
The President also asked me this question.
What can I say?
Generally, we talked about this, but now it occurs to me what I can suggest.
There is the Treaty between the United States and the Russian Federation on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters of 1999.
By the way, this has proven effective.
We initiate up to 150 legal proceedings in Russia at the request of other countries.
Several years ago, our former nuclear industry minister was extradited by the United States to Russia and received a sentence in court here.
It is an effective treaty.
The treaty provides concrete procedures for cooperation.
We can suggest that your relevant commission led by US Special Counsel – what is his name, Mr Mueller or Meller?
– should send us, in compliance with this treaty, an official request for interrogating the people that he believes to be guilty of committing a crime.
Our Prosecutor-General's Office and investigative agencies can interrogate these people and forward the relevant materials to the United States.
Moreover, we can take another step to meet you halfway.
We can allow US official representatives, including those from the Mueller-led commission, to be present at the interrogation.
Certainly, in this case, we will be seeking reciprocal steps from the United States.
We'll expect the American party to interrogate the officials, including the US intelligence officers, who are suspected of committing illegal acts in Russia, in the presence of our investigation officers.
I mean the high-profile case, involving [Bill] Browder's Hermitage Capital company.
According to our investigative officers, a group of people – Mr Browder's business partners – who illegally made
over $1.5 billion in Russia did not pay taxes either in Russia or the United States but transferred this money to the United States.
They contributed $400 million to Ms Clinton's election campaign.
This is official information included in their reports – $400 million.
Well, it was up to them, they might have done this legally, but the gains were ill-gotten.
We have grounds to suspect that US intelligence officers supported these illegal transactions.
This is only one step forward.
We can talk about expanding our cooperation.
You're welcome, there might be options that are provided for in the appropriate intergovernmental treaty.
Because he spoke about the normalization of Russian-American relations.
If you allow me, a question for President Putin in Russian too.
As the subject of football was touched upon several times today, I will ask my question in the language of football.
Mr Pompeo said a little earlier that when it comes to discussing coordinated activities in Syria, it's Russia's ball now.
Mr President, is this true?
If so, how did you take advantage of having possession?
I have already mentioned that we spoke about humanitarian cooperation.
I discussed this issue with the President of France, Mr Macron, yesterday and we agreed to step up these efforts with European countries, France included.
On our part, we are ready to provide military transport aircraft for humanitarian cargoes.
President Trump and I spoke about this as well, and I believe there is room for improvement here.
What is important?
Now large numbers of refugees are concentrated in countries bordering on Syria, such as Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan.
If we help these people return home, the migration pressure on European Union countries and other countries could be reduced multiple times over.
I consider this to be extremely important from all standpoints: both from the humanitarian standpoint, and that of solving the refugee problem.
On the whole, I really agree with the President.
Our military cooperation is going quite well.
I hope that they will continue to be able to come to agreements just as they have been.
We will keep working in the Astana format as well, I mean Russia, Turkey and Iran.
I also informed Donald about this today.
We are willing to link these efforts with the efforts of the so-called small group of countries to make this a broad process and for us to have the greatest chance of success.
As for the ball being on our side where Syria is concerned.
The President just mentioned that we successfully organised and hosted the World Cup.
As for the ball…
I would like to pass the ball to the President,
all the more so because the US will host the World Cup in 2026.
Let me add a couple of words to that.
I have worked in intelligence too,
and I know how these dossiers are compiled.
This is my first point.
My second point is that I consider Russia to be a democratic state.
I hope you do not deny this to your country, the United States of America, either.
Is the United States a democratic state?
If so, then the final ruling in a dispute of this kind can only be made in court, not an intelligence service.
The company I mentioned, Concord, and one of our restaurateurs are being accused of interference.
However, they do not represent the Russian state.
Even if that is the case, I can imagine.
So what?
I have given you examples.
You have many people, including those with major billion-dollar fortunes, such as Mr Soros.
He interferes everywhere he can, but what is this? Is it the position of the American state?
No.
This is the position of a private person.
So it is in this case.
There is a trial in a US court, and the court is always the final instance.
Let them figure it out, we will see.
This applies to private individuals only, not to the state.
I have already spoken about the latest accusations against the alleged employees of our special services.
There is an intergovernmental agreement.
Go ahead and send an official request.
Let the Mueller Commission send us a request, we will do our part and provide an answer.
We can expand this cooperation, as I already mentioned, but only on a reciprocal basis.
We, then, would also expect the United States to provide access to the persons we believe are the special services employees.
Let's discuss these matters in substance rather than use Russia-US relations as a bargaining chip in the domestic political strife in the United States.
President Trump sticks to a well-known position on Crimea.
He speaks about the illegal nature of annexing Crimea to Russia.
We have a different perspective on this.
We believe that we held a referendum in strict compliance with international law and the UN Charter.
This case is closed for Russia.
This is my first point.
My second point is with regard to some compromising materials.
I heard about us allegedly collecting dirt on Mr Trump when he was in Moscow.
Colleague, when Mr Trump came to Moscow, I was not even aware that he was there.
I respect President Trump as head of the United States, but when he came here as a businessman, I was not even aware that he was in Moscow.
Over 500 high-ranking US businessmen came to the St Petersburg Economic Forum.
I do not even remember their names.
Do you think we are doing intelligence work and collecting compromising material on each one of them?
It is hard to imagine bigger nonsense.
Please get this rubbish out of your head.
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