By Andrew Osborn MOSCOW (Reuters) -In a few short hours in Alaska, Vladimir Putin managed to convince Donald Trump that a Ukraine ceasefire was not the way to go, stave off U.S. sanctions, and spectacularly shatter years of Western attempts to isolate the Russian president.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent delivered this line in response to criticism of President Trump inviting Russian President Vladimir Putin to U.S. territory: "He displayed a huge amount of military hardware and then did a flyover.

A critical meeting between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin will take place in Alaska Friday.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and European leaders are meeting President Trump days after the U.S. and Russian leaders met face to face at a highly anticipated summit in Alaska. That meeting

The leaders’ vague, post-meeting press conference demonstrated that “significant roadblocks” stand in the way of peace in Ukraine, several officials suggested Friday.

Trump urged Putin to arrange meeting with Zelenskyy. President Donald Trump called Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday to urge him to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymy