Just hours before meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin, the President of the United States tweeted that U.S.-Russia relations never have been worse, and it is the United States' fault.
The Russian Foreign Ministry seconded Trump's sentiment.
The Foreign Ministry's next tweet was of Russia's Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov shaking hands with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
TASS:
The top diplomats are holding talks simultaneously with the summit of Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump.
Lavrov and Pompeo greeted each other and shook hands. The talks are being held behind closed doors.
It is the first ever one-on-one meeting for Lavrov and Pompeo since the latter’s appointment as the Secretary of State. Before that, they had talked several times by phone.
Russian foreign ministry on Trump 'witch hunt' tweet: ‘We agree’ (The Hill)
Russian, US top diplomats holding first one-on-one meeting in Helsinki (TASS)