Trump, Putin call their talks successful

Russian President Vladimir Putin hailed his first one-on-one summit meeting with US President Donald Trump as "successful and useful". And Trump described Putin as a "good competitor", while calling that a compliment, after their two-hour closed-door discussions in Helsinki on Monday.

Speaking at a news conference that was delayed after a protester was removed from the room, Putin said that concrete proposals had been made on the topic of arms control, and also that Russia was ready to cooperate in the fight against terrorism and on the issue of cybersecurity.

Russia admitted to concerns over the withdrawal of the United States from the Iranian nuclear deal, but Putin spoke optimistically, saying, "The Cold War is over; the US and Russia need to solve problems together."