Trump and Putin greet with handshake at historic summit on Ukraine ceasefire deal

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Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin sat with their respective delegrations in front of a blue backdrop with words ‘Pursuing Peace’

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Donald Trump met Vladimir Putin face-to-face for a historic summit set to determine not only the trajectory of the war in Ukraine, but the fate of European security and the future relevance of the United States.

Trump and Putin greet with handshake at historic summit on Ukraine ceasefire deal

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