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Trump Says He Pressed Putin, While Casting More Doubt On Election Meddling

After a long meeting with Russia's leader, President Trump says, "Now it is time to move forward in working constructively with Russia!"
President Donald Trump says he and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed to form a joint cyber security unit during their talks at the G-20 Summit in Hamburg, Germany. / SAUL LOEB / Getty Images

Updated at 9:02 a.m. ET

President Trump says he "strongly pressed" Russian President Vladimir Putin twice about Russia's meddling in the U.S. election — and that it's now time "to move forward in working constructively with Russia."

That work, Trump said, will include a new ceasefire in Syria, as well as a joint cybersecurity operation. But by Sunday evening he distanced himself from the latter, tweeting, "The fact that President Putin and I discussed a Cyber Security unit doesn't mean I think it can happen."

In a series of tweets Sunday about his meetings

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