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\n No one really knows what Presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin discussed yesterday during their lengthy summit in Alaska, as the two did not take questions from reporters after a joint news briefing.\n <\/p>\n
\n But the closed-door talks were ultimately characterized positively by both leaders, even though a critical deal on ending the war in Ukraine was not reached.\n <\/p>\n
\n Here are key lines from the briefing that you should know:\n <\/p>\n
\n Breaking tradition: <\/strong>Putin began remarks<\/a> at the briefing by acknowledging that US-Russia relations have suffered in recent years. Usually when an American president hosts a foreign counterpart, a joint news conference would begin with remarks<\/a> from the US leader followed by his guest.\n <\/p>\n \n Progress on reaching a deal: <\/strong>Trump said he and Putin \u201cmade some headway<\/a>\u201d and \u201cgreat progress\u201d in their bilateral meeting. Still, he added, \u201cthere\u2019s no deal until there\u2019s a deal.\u201d Putin said the primary causes of the war<\/a> must be eliminated for the war in Ukraine to end. The Russian leader also told Ukrainian and European leaders not to interfere<\/a> with \u201cthe emerging progress.\u201d\n <\/p>\n \n Positive summary: <\/strong>Negotiations<\/a> between Putin and Trump were held in a \u201crespectful, constructive and mutually respectful atmosphere,\u201d Putin said. Trump said they had \u201can extremely productive meeting<\/a>, and many points were agreed to.\u201d\n <\/p>\n \n Other topics mentioned:<\/strong> Putin said he agrees that the security of Ukraine should be ensured<\/a>. He also claimed at one point that the war in Ukraine would not have happened<\/a> had Trump been president in 2022.\n <\/p>\n