What to Know
- President Donald Trump said he and Russian President Vladimir Putin did not reach a deal to end Russia’s war in Ukraine after talks in Alaska today.
- Putin said he and Trump had reached an “understanding” on Ukraine and warned Europe not to “torpedo the nascent progress.” But Trump said, “There’s no deal until there’s a deal,” adding that he plans to speak with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European leaders soon.
- Neither president provided any substantive details, nor did they take any questions from reporters after speaking for a combined total of about 12 minutes.
- NBC News’ Richard Engel, reporting from Kharkiv, Ukraine, heard air raid sirens go off as the Trump-Putin news conference was ending.
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