Donald Trump met one-on-one with Russia’s Vladimir Putin behind closed doors on Monday in a long-awaited summit overshadowed by the U.S. president blaming his own country’s past “foolishness and stupidity” for the two powers’ hostile ties. Following are highlights of comments made by Trump and Putin at a news conference after their meeting in Finland’s capital Helsinki. “We discussed a wide range of critical issues for both our countries. We had a productive dialogue, it went very well.” “I want to congratulate Russian President Putin for hosting one of the best ever World Cups. A great job.” “We’re here today to ... (full story)