TMZ - Putin presented Trump World Cup Ball, In HACKY METAPHOR

Vladimir Putin gives Donald Trump with a soccer ball from the World Cup in Russia, and then dropped the following eye - rolling metaphor .

" Mr . President , I 'll give this ball to you . .. and now the ball is in your court. "
Ughhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

via tmz

It all went down at a massive media event in Helsinki , where the two world leaders had a private meeting for several hours where they discussed everything from election interference to NATO .

Trump was fired up about the meeting - - and the soccer ball, throwing it to
Melania ( who was sitting in the front row ) and announcing that he would be giving it to his son , Barron .

POTUS also praised Putin for the way his country hosted the 2018 World Cup and said the US will strive to do " as good a job" when it comes to the States in 2026.