Ukraine war: Vladimir Putin says he reached 'understandings' with Donald Trump over war's end

The Russian president also defended his decision to invade Ukraine, once again blaming the war on the West.

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But he did not say whether he would agree to peace talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky brokered by Trump, who had apparently given Monday as a deadline for Putin's response.

Speaking during a summit in China, Putin continued to defend his decision to invade Ukraine, once again blaming the West for the war.

Following the Alaska meeting, US special envoy Steve Witkoff said Putin had agreed to security guarantees for Ukraine as part of a potential future peace deal, though Moscow has yet to confirm this.

Putin was speaking in Tianjin at the Shanghai Co-operation Organisation summit, where he met Xi Jinping and Narendra Modi.