In a puzzling turn of events, Russia has announced the testing of their new nuclear weapons only a few days after US President Donald Trump and Russian president Vladimir Putin met in Finland.

Trump and Putin saw each other during a one-on-one session in Finland, where the topics they discussed were 'high-stakes' issues, according to The Hill. A few days after that, news of Russia's new nuclear weapons, including a sophisticated, laser-powered weapon and a cruise missile that reportedly has 'unlimited' reach, was announced.

The Russian Defense Ministry, speaking to news outlets Tass, said that it was preparing the Sarmat missile complex for more thorough testing of the weapon. This was after the missile performed with positive outcomes and exceeded expected results.

Problems Back At Home

Back home, it seems that Trump's re-election hopes-if there is any-are steadily dying.

Various reviews have been seen in The Guardian's news, but most of them are overwhelmingly negative. Some of them had said "A real American president would be worried" about what Russia had done, while others thought he could do no worse than what he had done in the past.

Some, however, had a positive view on what had happened. The others are of the opinion that Trump is doing the right thing making a better relationship with Russia and Putin. Others, still think it's in America's best interests that Trump leveled the playing field and kept Russia in check through diplomacy.

Containing The Fallout

Still, an overwhelming number of the population isn't happy with how Trump has handled things.

Reuters mentions the 2016 U.S. elections are one of the major reasons why the people are against Trump's talks with Putin, citing that he didn't even mention the issue. Then, there's the issue with the nuclear weapons that Russia tested after the Helsinki summit.

Trump, however, insisted that all of the noise was unnecessary and that the US and Russia are friends, looking hopeful for another meeting between the two countries.

The White House, on the other hand, is trying to contain the damage, saying that the government is adamant that no meddling will happen.