Putin reveals what he told Trump when they shook hands on tarmac in Alaska

President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin emerged from a three-hour meeting with Mr. Putin praising the get-together as “neighborly.”

The two leaders were relatively upbeat but provided no details about what was discussed or what agreements were reached about advancing Ukraine war peace talks.

Mr. Putin said the negotiations between him and Mr Trump were “held in a constructive atmosphere of mutual respect.”

When the two leaders met on the tarmac earlier in the day, Mr. Putin said he told Mr. Trump, “Good afternoon, dear neighbor, very good to see you in good health and to see you alive.” The Russian leader said he thought those initial remarks to Mr. Trump “were neighborly.”

“And I think that’s some kind words that we can say to each other. We’re separated by the Strait of Bering,” Mr. Putin said. “Though there are two islands only between the Russian Island and the U.S. Island. They’re only four kilometers apart. We’re close neighbors, and it’s a fact.”