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Vladimir Putin held a press conference on the
sidelines of the G20 summit in Hamburg. Russia’s President revealed to the
journalists details of the meeting with Trump, what the top leaders discussed
during the summit and even whether Russia plans on meddling in the German
elections.
"The development of the global economy was the main issue we were focused on,"
Putin told reporters.
Money laundering was the second most important topic
of this summit. Another important subject the leaders discussed
during the G20 summit in Hamburg was fighting against terrorism.
"We also discussed climate change," Putin
said.
"There were other issues we looked at,
for example, the digital
economy," Vladimir
Putin said. "We need to develop the security system
for the digital economy," the Russian president added.
Another issue the leaders discussed was girls'
education.
Putin expressed hope that the G20 summit will help
to improve the situation in the global economy.
Speaking about the position of the Russian
economy on the global arena, Vladimir Putin said that Russia is not
affected by sanctions. "We discussed free trade and fighting
protectionism. So, we're making progress. Our progress is not as huge
as we hoped," Putin said, adding that "the Russian economy is
obviously growing."
"Russia's economy grew by 3%
in May," the president noted.
"We have a low unemployment rate," Putin
said. "Our Federal revenue has grown by 40%. All
of this has made us quietly optimistic."
On Russia's alleged meddling in US elections
"We discussed this issue," Putin said,
speaking about the meeting with Trump.
"The US president has raised a question [about an
alleged meddling], we have discussed the issue. It was not one question, there
were a lot of questions and he paid a lot of attention to the
issue. Our position is well-known and I have reiterated it — there is no
reason to consider that Russia has meddled in the Us electoral
process," Putin said at a press conference in Hamburg.
The two presidents agreed to set up a joint
group to work on cybersecurity, Putin added.
The Russian leader said that he had established a
personal relationship with the US president, adding that Trump was able
to properly perceive his interlocutors, quickly analyze information and
to answer questions, as well as responding to the issues
that could emerge during discussions.
"The Trump you see on TV is very different
from the real person," Putin said, answering a question
about meeting with US President Donald Trump.
"I think that if we build relationship
in the way, we communicated yesterday, then there is every reason
to suppose will be able to restore the level of cooperation we
need, at least partially," Putin said.
President Trump asked a lot of questions
about Russia's alleged
meddling in the
2016 US presidential election, Vladimir Putin answered all of them.
"He [Trump] raised many questions on the
issue. I answered all these questions, as far as I could. I think
that he took it into account and agreed. Actually, you would better ask
him how he found it," Putin added.
On Russia-Ukraine relations
"I believe, the interests of Russian and
Ukrainian people totally coincide," Vladimir Putin said.
On the situation in the Middle East
The Qatari diplomatic crisis was not closely discussed
at the summit, but "everybody realizes that this situation could be a
threat."
Answering a question about the prospects
of a Syrian solution, Putin said that he is optimistic about this.
The Russian president discussed the issue with Donald Trump.
One of the main issues on the agenda
of the Syrian crisis settlement process are the parameters and the
functioning of the de-escalation zones as Syria's territorial
integrity is paramount, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Saturday.
“The fact that active military operations were ceased
and that currently we are working on these de-escalation zones is a huge
step forward. Now, we have to agree on their concrete borders and
on how security will be ensured at the zones. It is very painstaking
and at first glance even tedious, but it is extremely important and
responsible work,” Putin said after the G20 summit.
Commenting on Tillerson's remark on the
future of Bashar Assad, Putin said it's up to the Syrian people
to decide their own future.
On relations with Germany
"Germany is our main trade partner," Putin
told reporters answering the question about Russia's plans to meddle
in German elections. "Why should we do
that?"
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