President Donald Trump dismissed criticism of his summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska as "fake news" Sunday night on Truth Social, saying the war in Ukraine could be ended "almost immediately" but critics were making it harder to do so.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said Friday’s summit between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska will be an important test for Putin.

European leaders wait to see if President Donald Trump's threats of tariffs and "severe consequences" will be enough to convince him to pursue real peace negotiations with Ukraine.

European leaders praised Trump’s Alaska summit with Putin as progress toward Ukraine peace, backing security guarantees and upcoming talks with Zelensky.

U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy meet in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington Aug. 18, 2025, amid negotiations to end the Russian war in Ukraine. (OSV News photo/Kevin Lamarque, Reuters)

Putin Alaska summit while European Commission and NATO leaders emphasize any deal must protect Ukraine's long-term security interests.

Russia unleashed a deadly drone assault on civilians in Ukraine, killing at least seven people – including an entire family and their one-year-old daughter, Mia.

U.S. President Donald Trump told President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Monday that the United States would help guarantee Ukraine's security in any deal to end Russia's war there, though the extent of any assistance was not immediately clear.