India, Aug. 16 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday said that United States President Donald Trump and him had have reached an "understanding" on the conflict in Ukraine, while warning Europe not to "torpedo" the progress.

Both Trump and Putin held talks for about 2 1/2 hours in Alaska, with a focus on the resolution of the war in Ukraine. While both sides said that talks were "constructive", no definitive details were provided on the finer points of the discussion.

However, Putin said that the agreements reached during the talks would serve as a starting point for settling the Ukraine conflict and restoring the relations between Russia and US. "I expect that today's agreements will become a reference point, not only for solv...