After leaving Alaska, Trump says he would prefer to "go directly to a peace agreement" to end the war in Ukraine, rather than a temporary ceasefire.

US President Donald Trump said he and Russian President Vladimir Putin made “great progress” but did not emerge from yesterday’s summit in Alaska with an agreement on the war in Ukraine. Follow for live updates.

In a shift, Trump now aligns more closely with Putin than allies in Europe in calling for final talks before a ceasefire

Putin's meeting represented a diplomatic victory after being ostracized by Western leaders since the start of the war. Just a week earlier, Trump was threatening him with new sanctions.

"The rational world is behaving irrationally by giving him this welcome," she said. Putin's plane had been escorted into the airbase in Alaska by four American fighter jets and as he strolled down the red carpet,

She added that “the U.S. holds the power to force Russia to negotiate seriously” — but it’s clear from the rest of her statement that she doesn’t think that’s happening yet. President Vladimir V. Putin and President Trump at Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson in Anchorage on Friday.

Gatestone Institute senior fellow Gordon Chang joins ‘Fox News Live’ to explain how a potential peace deal between Ukraine and Russia could be viewed in Asia, particularly by China and North Korea.

President Donald Trump said on social media Saturday that a deal better than “a mere Ceasefire” is in the works with Vladimir Putin, hours after Trump’s high-stakes summit with the Russian leader in Alaska failed to produce an agreement to halt Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.