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Associated Press: Putin, Trump talked about a referendum for eastern Ukraine, says Russian ambassador

Published July 20, 2018 at 5:38 pm

In this file photo taken on July 16, 2018, US President Donald Trump (L) and Russian President Vladimir Putin shake hands ahead a meeting in Helsinki. Trump said on July 19, 2018, he was looking forward to a "second meeting" with Putin after what he called the "great success" of their summit in Helsinki. "The Summit with Russia was a great success, except with the real enemy of the people, the Fake News Media," tweeted Trump, who has come under fire at home for what many saw as his unsettling embrace of the strongman Russian leader.

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MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump discussed the possibility of a referendum in separatist-leaning eastern Ukraine during their Helsinki summit, Russia’s ambassador to the U.S. said July 20.

Ambassador Anatoly Antonov revealed the discussions amid confusion and concern in the U.S. about what the two world leaders actually agreed upon behind closed doors.