Finnish brewery produces quirky beer for Trump-Putin summit

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US President Donald Trump has arrived in Finland for a summit with Russian president Vladimir Putin.

The capital Helsinki has a decade-long history of hosting such meetings and officials say they are well-prepared.

One local microbrewery, RPS Brewing Ltd, established in 2016, 400 kilometers north of Helsinki, has also developed a limited edition beer for the Trump - Putin Summit.

"We know problem-solving better than anyone else - we have always used Rock Paper Scissors as a way to come up with solutions when we don't have another way. So it's the ultimate way in a way," says Samuli Huuhtanen, CEO of Rock Paper Scissors brewery.

"When we heard the two presidents were meeting here we knew that there would be difficult decisions to make, that there would be hard issues so we thought that - like - no issue should be undiscussed. So we thought we can give the advice to solve the problems. Drinking beer, and playing Rock Paper Scissors and taking a sauna".

After only a week on the market, 30 restaurants now sell this dry-hopped lager and there's also a limited edition coffee.

“It's been great - we only made 10,000 bottles and they immediately sold out. We have been talking to different media - and everybody seems to love the idea that you have this really serious summit with really hard issues and there’s somebody like a micro-brewery from Kuopio giving advice to the presidents you know." Samuli Huuhtanen tells CGTN.

The photo shows limited edition beer for the Trump - Putin Summit. /VCG Photo

The brewer's CEO holds true to Finland's tradition of neutrality.

"I don't know, at least they should talk. This is not a political statement. It's a joke in a way. We are hoping they discuss and come up with solutions. And now hopefully they will know how to solve issues if they run into a dead end". Samuli Huuhtanen says.

Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives on Monday after watching the World Cup Final in Moscow.

Trump met the Finnish president Saudi Niinisto for breakfast on Monday morning ahead of his meeting with Putin. The US president used the opportunity to discuss last week's controversial NATO Summit, saying "it was love" and that the Alliance had never been so strong or united.

Trump's western allies have cautiously welcomed the meeting, but there are also concerns that the US president could cut deals without consulting them.