UPDATE: Russian state media reports, according to Sergey Lavrov, Trump and Putin's one-on-one talk went spectacularly well.
The talks were better than super, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Monday after a summit meeting between Russian and US Presidents, Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump, in Helsinki.
When asked about the talks, he said, "They will tell you everything soon." When journalists kept on asking, Lavrov said, "Better than super.
Putin-Trump talks were better than super, says Russian top diplomat (TASS)
11:11am ET: President Trump and Vladimir Putin begin their joint press conference.
Vladimir Putin denies election meddling. President Trump claims he raised the issue but makes no mention of whether he believes it happened and says Putin may want to talk about it further because he has an interesting idea about it.
9:30am ET After more than two hours alone together, Trump and Putin emerge, and senior officials on both sides join them for continued discussions.
CNN's White House reporter:
More CNN:
Trump and Putin had set aside 90 minutes of solo time -- just as Trump did with Kim Jong Un last month. But the two men spilled into overtime, inviting reporters for the start of their expanded bilateral meeting with top aides 2 hours and 11 minutes after their one-on-one meeting began. Trump was joined by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, national security adviser John Bolton, White House chief of staff John Kelly, Fiona Hill, the top Russia expert at the National Security Council, and interpreter Marina Gross.
The lengthy tête-à-tête made Trump's remarks ahead of the meeting all the more notable -- and concerning to some.
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Trump was eager to have time alone with Putin to better personally assess him and develop a personal relationship, according to a US official, but he has also expressed anger at leaks from his meetings with foreign leaders and told aides he wanted to ensure his sensitive discussions with Putin remained secret.
The official also said that Trump doesn't want aides -- who may take a harder line on Russia -- undercutting or interrupting him during his talks with Putin.
Helsinki summit between Trump and Putin runs long (CNN)
9:15am ET The Kremlin has a transcript of the leaders' opening remarks which shows the stark contrast between what little Putin offered up and the praise Trump heaped on Putin.
President of Russia Vladimir Putin: Mr President, I am delighted to meet with you here, in Helsinki, the capital of hospitable Finland.
We have maintained regular contact. Over the past few months, we have talked on the phone and also met several times at various international events.
Of course, the time has come to hold in-depth discussions on bilateral relations and global problems, the number of which shows that we must devote our attention to them.
(In English.) Thank you very much.
President of the United States of America Donald Trump: First of all, Mr President, I would like to congratulate you on a really great World Cup, one of the best ever, from what everybody tells me, one of the best ever, and also for your team itself doing so well.
I watched quite a bit. In the United States we call it soccer, and I watched quite a bit of it. And I watched the entire final, and the semi-finals, and they were really spectacular games, and it was beautifully done. So congratulations, on that.
Most importantly, we have a lot of good things to talk about, and things to talk about. We have discussions on everything from trade to military, to missiles, to nuclear, to China. We will be talking a little bit about China, our mutual friend President Xi.
I think we have great opportunities together as two countries, and frankly we have not been getting along very well for the last number of years. I have been here not too long, but it is getting close to two years. But I think that we will end up having an extraordinary relationship. I hope so. I have been saying it, and I am sure that you have heard over the years, as I campaigned, that getting along with Russia is a good thing, not a bad thing. And I really think the world wants to see us get along. We are the two great nuclear powers, we have 90 percent of the nuclear, and that is not a good thing, it is a bad thing. I think we can hopefully do something about that because it is not a positive force, it is a negative force. So we will be talking about that among other things.
And with that the world awaits, and I look forward to our personal discussion which I thinks begins now, and then we are going to meet our whole team. You have quite a few representatives, and I do. We all have a lot of questions, and ultimately we will come up with answers, most importantly. It is great to be with you.
Thank you very much. Thank you everybody.
Russia-US summit (The Kremlin)
President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are meeting in Helsinki, Finland.
They first made a short appearance before the press, during which Trump showered Putin with praise for his nation's hosting of the World Cup and his team's performance.
He also listed possible topics of conversation, making no mention of Russian election interference.
Putin struck a casual pose during Trump's remarks, slouching in his chair with his legs wide and eyes low. He nodded along to some of Trump's remarks before they were translated, showcasing his fluency in English. Trump leaned forward in his chair, his hands tented in front of him and frequently glancing over at his Russian counterpart. After Trump concluded his remarks, American reporters shouted several questions about whether he would bring up election meddling during his discussions with Putin.
Trump did not respond; Putin appeared to smirk.
"I think the world wants to see us get along," Trump said.
As they shook hands, Trump said to Putin, "It's great to be with you."
The two men then left to meet alone behind closed doors with just translators in the room.
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Read more: Trump and Putin meet, shake hands in high stakes summit in Helsinki (ABC News)
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Trump-Putin summit opens without talk of election meddling (AP)