Ahead of the meeting, Trump appeared to place the onus of ending the war on the Ukrainian leader, while emphasizing that Ukraine must give up Russian-annexed Crimea and its hopes of joining NATO — key Kremlin demands.

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.

President Donald Trump said on Friday that the United States and Russia “didn’t get there” on a deal regarding the war in Ukraine, even as he called his three-hour meeting in Alaska with Russian President Vladimir Putin “extremely productive.

Lawmakers retreated to their partisan corners in response to the Trump-Putin summit in Alaska, with Republicans praising the president and Democrats arguing he was too cozy with Putin.

With Alaska in the rear-view mirror, Donald Trump is walking into a very different situation as he returns to work at the White House this week. His summit with Vladimir Putin is over, though the fallout continues.

Trump unloaded on everyone from Obama to Chris Murphy and the 'Fake News' media, fuming at criticism of his Alaska summit just hours before hosting Zelensky. The post Trump Absolutely Melts Down at Critics of Alaska Summit in Late Night Barrage — Throwing Zelensky a Blunt Signal Hours Before Meeting first appeared on Mediaite.

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

First lady Melania Trump called on Russian President Vladimir Put to protect the innocence of children in a letter made public by U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday.