; Whereas prior to the July 2018 meeting in Helsinki, Finland, Americans have become increasingly concerned regarding the cozy relationship between the President of the United States and the leader of its most formidable adversary, President Putin, whose actions or conduct the President of the United States has found no reason to criticize or condemn, notwithstanding his well-documented propensity to attack, criticize, and disrespect other persons at will, from the leaders of America’s most stalwart allies to private citizens he dislikes; Whereas Trump and Putin agreed to meet again following the meeting in Helsinki, with Trump ultimately inviting Putin to the White House in the fall; Whereas the nature, extent, and scope of the agreements reached in the Trump-Putin secret meeting held in Helsinki announced by Russian authorities remain unknown to senior United States national security and defense officials, including the Director of National Intelligence; Whereas the President of the United States has blamed tensions with Russia on many years of U.S. foolishness and stupidity, stating that the United States relationship with Russia has NEVER been worse – including periods like the Cuban missile crisis, and the wars in Korea and Vietnam; Whereas following the meeting in Helsinki, Russia’s ambassador to the United States, Anatoly Antonov, stated that important verbal agreements were reached between the President of the United States and the President of the Russian Federation; Whereas such purported agreements include the preservation of the New START and INF agreements and major bilateral arms control treaties