Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday that “it’s very important” for Russia and the United States “turn the page to go back to cooperation,” as pressure grows to end the ongoing war in Ukraine.
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Putin, who began a news conference with President Donald Trump after nearly three hours of talks between the two leaders in Alaska, said that “the agreement that we reached together will help bring us close to that goal and we will pave the path towards peace in Ukraine.”
The leaders didn’t share any details of their discussion or possible agreement. The Russian president also criticized former President Joe Biden without saying his name, suggesting that if Trump had been in office when Russia invaded Ukraine in February in 2022, there would