President Trump Donald John TrumpBiden on Trump's refusal to commit to peaceful transfer of power: 'What country are we in?' Romney: 'Unthinkable and unacceptable' to not commit to peaceful transition of power Two Louisville police officers shot amid Breonna Taylor grand jury protests MORE and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed Ukraine during their closely watched summit in Helsinki last week, but found little room for agreement, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Michael (Mike) Richard PompeoTreasury sanctions individuals, groups tied to Russian malign influence activities Navalny released from hospital after suspected poisoning Overnight Defense: Pentagon redirects pandemic funding to defense contractors | US planning for full Afghanistan withdrawal by May | Anti-Trump GOP group puts ads in military papers MORE said.

In an interview with the Australian Broadcast Corporation on Tuesday, Pompeo said the two leaders talked about the ongoing civil war in Syria and the need to abate the refugee crisis in the region.

But on Ukraine, the top diplomat said, "they didn't find much place to agree."

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"They spoke about Ukraine. They didn’t find much place to agree there," Pompeo said. "The president was strong in making sure that the world understood that the Minsk path is the right path forward."

The Minsk II agreement outlines the European-backed process to end the years-long fighting between Ukrainian forces and separatist groups in eastern Ukraine.

The European Union and the U.S. have repeatedly accused Moscow of sending troops to the region and supplying weapons to separatists — allegations that the Russian government denies.

The fighting in eastern Ukraine began in 2014 after Russia's annexation of Crimea — a move that drew international condemnation and led to Russia being suspended from the Group of Eight.

But Trump floated the notion of allowing Russia back into the group during a summit in Canada in June, reportedly saying at the time that Crimea was Russian because its population speaks Russian.

That raised speculation as to whether Trump would use his summit with Putin last week to recognize Russia's claim to the peninsula, though he ultimately did not.

Much of Trump and Putin's summit remains shrouded in secrecy. The roughly two-hour meeting took place behind closed doors without the presence of aides or advisers, and the White House has not yet issued a readout of the discussion.