Kevin Lamarque/Reuters The Russian foreign ministry on Monday expressed approval for a tweet from President Donald Trump that blamed the US for the poor state of US-Russia relations. The interaction led critics to slam Trump for seeming to parrot a foreign power's talking points over the country he leads. Trump's tweet came shortly before he met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki, Finland. The Russian foreign ministry on Monday expressed approval for a tweet from President Donald Trump that blamed the US for the poor state of US-Russia relations. "Our relationship with Russia has NEVER been worse thanks to many years of U.S.