President Donald Trump has failed to secure an agreement from Vladimir Putin to end Russia’s war in Ukraine, falling short in his most significant move yet to stop the bloodshed, even after rolling out the red carpet for the man who started it.

Trump and Putin “looked like buddies” during their initial greetings in Alaska Friday – but the dynamic had shifted by the end of their visit, according to a body language expert.

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.

The Alaska summit between the U.S. and Russian leaders showcased their mutual animosity for the former president.

In a summit meeting marked by red carpets, handshakes and military flyovers, President Vladimir Putin made his first trip to the United States in a decade and was greeted warmly by President Donald Trump.

One key party not be in attendance Friday at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, was Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Trump said after his meeting with the Russian president that he would call Zelenskyy and update him on the talks.

Despite international calls for Trump to take a harder stance on Russia, the US president retains his 'affinity' for Putin says Bill Browder, CEO and Co-Founder of Hermitage Capital Management. This has emboldened Putin to keep pursuing his 'main objective',

For the moment, what came from Trump’s meeting with Vladimir Putin in Alaska and the mini-NATO session in Washington is that Russia is no longer facing unified Western demands f