US Pres. Trump and Russian Pres. Putin meet ahead of critical G-20 summit

U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin were captured shaking hands before ahead of their face-to-face meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit.

On Friday, Trump tweeted out "I look forward to all meetings today with world leaders, including my meeting with Vladimir Putin. Much to discuss," and added, "I will represent our country well and fight for its interests!"

According to Reuters, "the meeting is slated to begin shortly after a G20 working session on climate and energy starts. Trump, who has angered world leaders with his decision to pull the United States out of the Paris accord on climate change, will likely have to leave that session early to make the Russia meeting."

In an interview with MSNBC, Representative Adam Schiff, the top Democrat on the House of Representatives' Intelligence Committee, said that there was nothing the Kremlin would like to see more than a U.S. president who would settle for a grip and a grin and walk away saying that he had this fabulous meeting.