US President Trump and Russian President Putin hold a joint news conference in Helsinki on Monday. (Reuters)
CNN: US offers no details as Russia claims Trump and Putin reached military agreements
Washington (CNN)Russia announced it was ready to pursue agreements reached by Presidents Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump "in the sphere of international security," though the White House and Pentagon would not confirm any agreements had been made or offer any details.
Trump and Putin met for about two hours during their summit in Helsinki with only translators present. It is still not clear what the two men discussed or agreed to during their meeting.
"The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation is ready for practical implementation of the agreements reached between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump in the sphere of international security achieved at the Helsinki summit," Maj. Gen. Igor Konashenkov, a Russian military spokesman, said in a statement Tuesday.
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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- July 18, 2018
Pentagon stays mum on potential meeting between Russian, US defense chiefs -- TASS
Exclusive: Trump's defense chief open to first talks with Russian counterpart - sources -- Reuters
Russian defense minister says direct confrontation between Moscow, Kiev impossible -- TASS
Russia Can Turn Troops and Tanks 'Invisible' With New Military Material -- Newsweek
Putin: Flight tests of super-heavy rockets to begin in 2028 -- TASS
New Russian Naval Base in Dagestan Assumes More Menacing Dimension -- RCD
China to begin large-scale military exercise ‘tailored for Taiwan separatists’ in East China Sea -- Japan Times
China's floating hospital helping win hearts and minds in an increasingly contested Pacific -- ABC News Online
China's Special Forces Units Are Getting Ready for War -- D. Majumdar, National Interest
S. Korean military grounds helicopters after crash kills 5 marines -- Stars and Stripes
‘Chronic’ but solvable: Why is the majority of French military helos ‘immobilized’? -- Defense News
Eurofighter ‘natural bridge’ to European FCAS says CEO -- UK Defense Journal
UK prime minister moves to reassure industry as Brexit terms lose support -- Defense News
Netherlands signs deal for unarmed MQ-9 Reaper drones -- Defense News
Erdoğan reforms Turkish military radically -- Hurriyet Daily News
Air Force Slowly Building Up in Eastern Europe: USAFE Commander -- DoD Buzz
UPDATED: USS Harry S. Truman Now Operating in Cold War Era Submarine Hot Spot -- USNI News
Future Ships Classes Will Need Hands-On Trainers Like LCS, DDG-1000 Systems -- USNI News
Contract award for US Air Force’s Huey replacement helicopter at risk of delay until FY20 -- Defense News
Pentagon confirms Boeing will get $3.9 billion for new Air Force One jets -- CNBC
US Fighters May Carry StormBreaker Foul-Weather Bomb by Next Year -- Defense Tech
Trump Talks Up Air Force One Design: 'Top of the Line' -- Military.com/The Dayton Daily News
Donald Trump says NATO is better funded 'only because of me' -- ABC News Online
House votes champion stable military spending, but gridlock looms -- Defense News
Pentagon Seeks to Reprogram $4.7B in Funds to Procure Additional Military Weapons -- Executive Government
Revealed: The new structure for the Pentagon’s tech and acquisition offices -- Defense News
Selling U.S. aerospace overseas amid trade tensions • U.S. Air Force excited about U.K. space • Quantum computing as space weapon -- Space News
If Your Weapons Aren’t Cyber-Hardened, Expect to Lose Pentagon Contracts -- Defense One
Fitness app Polar revealed not only where U.S. military personnel worked, but where they lived -- Washington Post
How is the global defense industry performing? 3 takeaways from a key report on revenue -- Defense News
