With no ceasefire and an invitation to Moscow, the US and Russia's meeting yields more questions than answers.

The frustration on President Trump's face after talks with Putin was something his presidential predecessors would have recognized.

President Donald Trump on Friday lauded his bilateral summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin, telling Fox News host Sean Hannity that he would rate the meeting as a 10 out of 10.

After leaving Alaska, Trump says he would prefer to "go directly to a peace agreement" to end the war in Ukraine as he prepares to meet Zelensky on Monday.

Russia already controls a fifth of Ukraine, including about three-quarters of Donetsk province, which it first entered in 2014.

The net effect of the Alaska summit was to give President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia a free pass to continue his war against his neighbor indefinitely without further penalty, pending talks on a broader peace deal.

President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin concluded their meeting after more than two-and-a-half hours.

President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin held a high-stakes summit in Alaska, but the talks did not yield a ceasefire in Ukraine.

President Trump clapped for his guest, Vladimir V. Putin, as he stepped off the plane. But their visit ended with little but an agreement to see each other again — perhaps, Mr. Putin said, “in Moscow?

The Russian president and Trump emissary held talks in Moscow days before the White House deadline for Russia to reach a peace deal with Ukraine.

Oil prices were mixed with Brent falling and WTI flat as the tone of the meeting between Trump and Putin lowered the risks of stricter sanctions on Russia.