Vladimir Putin says meeting with Donald Trump was 'timely and 'very useful'

Russia's President Vladimir Putin addresses senior officials following a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump, at the Kremlin in Moscow

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday said he had discussed possible ways to end the conflict in Ukraine “on a fair basis” during his meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump.

Addressing senior officials in Moscow a day after the Alaska talks, Putin described the discussions as “timely” and “very useful,” according to images released by the Kremlin, AFP reported.

"We have not had direct negotiations of this kind at this level for a long time," he said, adding: "We had the opportunity to calmly and in detail reiterate our position."

"The conversation was very frank, substantive, and, in my opinion, brings us closer to the necessary decisions," he said as reported by news agency AFP.

*With Agency Inputs