Trump, Putin agree 'no military solution' in Syria 11/12/2017 11:01:39 AM   facebook Google+ ► Print US President Donald Trump (right) and Russias President Vladimir Putin talk during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders summit in the central Vietnamese city of Danang on November 11, 2017 AFP, November 12, 2017 -  The United States and Russia issued a presidential joint statement saying there was 'no military solution' to the war in Syria after their leaders met briefly on the sidelines of a regional summit in Vietnam. There had been mixed messages for days from both Moscow and the White House on whether President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin would hold face-to-face discussions during the APEC summit in Danang. The statement, issued by officials from both sides, said the two presidents had made progress on Syria, which has been battered by six years of civil war. The US and Russia have back...