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.

Donald Trump is set to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday following his summit in Alaska yesterday with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss the war between the two countries.

“The symbolism of Alaska would be a reminder of how it was possible for the United States and Russia for most of the 19th century to transcend their ideological and political differences and their expansionisms, to have warm, friendly cooperative relations,” says David S. Foglesong, a history professor at Rutgers University - New Brunswick.