Russia, U.S.: Moscow Reframes Alaska 'Understandings' as Diplomatic Path With U.S. Narrows

A Russian foreign ministry source said Moscow "has not deviated" from the understandings reached by Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump at their Aug. 15 Alaska meeting, rejecting Western reports that a "maximalist" Russian memo on Ukraine caused Washington to cancel the planned Budapest summit, Kommersant reported on Nov. 2....