Here's the transcript of what Putin and Trump said in Alaska
Both President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin delivered brief remarks, but took no questions, in Alaska.
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Trump speaks to reporters enroute to summit
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Trump and Putin's evolving relationship
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Ukrainian Parliament member on U.S.-Russia talks
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"Face the Nation" moderator Margaret Brennan, who is in Anchorage, Alaska, for the summit between President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, discusses what to expect from the highly-anticipated meeting.
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