Trump, Putin in first handshake

"They shook hands and said they will meet separately and see each other soon," said Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov.


US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin exchanged a handshake for the first time on Friday as they arrived for the G20 summit in Germany, the Kremlin said.
"They shook hands and said they will meet separately and see each other soon," said Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov.

The billionaire tycoon and the ex-KGB agent's meeting later Thursday in the German port city of Hamburg promises to be one of the year's most scrutinised political encounters.

Ahead of the meeting, both men said they were looking forward to finally sitting down for talks.

"I look forward to all meetings today with world leaders, including my meeting with Vladimir Putin. Much to discuss," Trump wrote on Twitter.

Asked if Putin felt the same about the talks, Peskov said: "Affirmative".

Putin appears to joke with Trump about reporters in front of them

Both leaders have reputations as opponents of the media.

President Donald Trump meets Vladimir Putin, President of Russia (right), at the opening of the G20 summit on July 7, 2017 in Hamburg, Germany. (Steffen Kugler/BPA via Getty Images)
President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin shared a laugh at the expense of journalists covering the G-20 summit in Germany on Friday.

The two leaders were chatting with each other ahead of their two-hour meeting when the press was asked to leave the room.

As the reporters made their exit, Putin gestured to them and reportedly asked Trump, "These are the ones who insulted you?" according to a translation from CNN's Jim Sciutto.

Trump then broke into a chuckle as the two continued talking.

Both leaders have reputations as opponents of the press. Under Putin's leadership, press freedom in Russia has been severely restricted, and he has been accused of being involved in the deaths of more than two-dozen Russian journalists. Intelligence officials concluded in January that Russia's interference in the US election included the dissemination of fake news online.

Meanwhile, Trump regularly derides negative coverage of him as fake news, and has caught heat for comments that some critics have interpreted as a call to violence against journalists.


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rottennaija:
Why is trump shaking him with both hands? Putin may just have been the most powerful man in the world

khallyberry:



don't get to close mr trump.



russia can never be trusted,


russia has always been a sell-out since time immemorial just like some tribe in nigeria.


u never can tell what deal putin is having with that north korean pygmy to facilitate the annihilation of your people

rottennaija:
Why is trump shaking him with both hands? Putin may just have been the most powerful man in the world