At what was billed as an “historic” presidential summit, hastily put together in Alaska on Friday afternoon, the optics were as clear and overshadowing as the vast Chugach mountains glistening over Anchorage in the summer sun.

Donald Trump has countered what he termed 'fake news' regarding his summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska. In a social media post, Trump stated, "the fake news has been saying for three days that I suffered a major defeat by allowing Russian president Vladimir Putin to have a major summit in the United States.

There was no mention of a possible ceasefire in Russia's war with Ukraine following the historic Alaska summit. U.S. President Donald Trump says progress was made but that there's no deal until there's a deal.

When U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet in Alaska on Friday, it will be the latest chapter in the 49th state's long history with Russia — and with international tensions.

President Donald Trump and Russia’s Vladimir Putin shook hands warmly at the start of their Alaska summit on Friday before heading into hours of discussions that could reshape the war in Ukraine and r

Trump has arranged the talks in Anchorage, Alaska, to discuss a possible land swap between territories held by Ukraine and those claimed by Russia, despite not including Kyiv in the talks. The Kremlin says the talks are set to start this morning at 11:30 local time, which is 3:30 p.m. ET.

The problem is that they have no strategy of their own for ending the Ukraine war, other than hoping to contain Russia over the longer term.

Follow the latest updates as Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin meet one another in an historic summit in Alaska to discuss how to end the war in Ukraine.