GLASGOW, SCOTLAND: President Donald Trump said "nothing bad... maybe some good" will pop out of his summit Monday with Russia's Vladimir Putin in Finland.
Trump said in a tv interview that he is going into the meeting with "low expectations. I'm not going with high expectations".
The president additionally told CBS News that he "hadn't thought" about asking Putin to extradite the dozen Russian army intelligence officers indicted this past week in Washington on charges associated with the hacking of Democratic objectives within the 2016 US election, but said that "certainly I'll be asking about it".
The United States has no extradition treaty with Moscow and can't compel Russia to hand over voters, and a provision in Russia's charter prohibits extraditing its voters to foreign nations.
Trump is blaming the Democratic National Committee for "allowing themselves to be hacked".
The president taped the interview Saturday in Scotland, an afternoon prior to he used to be set to leave for Helsinki for the summit. CBS released excerpts on Sunday.
Trump said he believes such get-togethers are recommended. He cites his ancient meeting with North Korean chief Kim Jong-un in June as "a good thing" and says "having meetings with Russia, China, North Korea, I believe in it".
The president said "nothing bad is going to come out of it (Helsinki), and maybe some good will come out".
Trump said in a tv interview that he is going into the meeting with "low expectations. I'm not going with high expectations".
The president additionally told CBS News that he "hadn't thought" about asking Putin to extradite the dozen Russian army intelligence officers indicted this past week in Washington on charges associated with the hacking of Democratic objectives within the 2016 US election, but said that "certainly I'll be asking about it".
The United States has no extradition treaty with Moscow and can't compel Russia to hand over voters, and a provision in Russia's charter prohibits extraditing its voters to foreign nations.
Trump is blaming the Democratic National Committee for "allowing themselves to be hacked".
The president taped the interview Saturday in Scotland, an afternoon prior to he used to be set to leave for Helsinki for the summit. CBS released excerpts on Sunday.
Trump said he believes such get-togethers are recommended. He cites his ancient meeting with North Korean chief Kim Jong-un in June as "a good thing" and says "having meetings with Russia, China, North Korea, I believe in it".
The president said "nothing bad is going to come out of it (Helsinki), and maybe some good will come out".
Trump sets expectations low for Helsinki summit with Putin
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