Convinced there were relatively few matters left to resolve, and believing a truce would only prolong the war, Trump set aside his publicly stated goal of a temporary halt in fighting.

The much-anticipated summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin began with a warm welcome a military flyover but ended with a thud after the two leaders conceded they had failed to reach any agreements on how to end

The meeting between the U.S. president and the Russian leader didn’t appear to yield any breakthroughs.

First Lady Melania Trump penned a “peace letter” to Russian President Vladimir Putin, pushing for an end to Russia’s war in Ukraine and lamenting the violent conflict’s harm on the youngest generation.

President Trump spoke with Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, who said he would visit Washington on Monday. Mr. Trump and President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia offered vague statements about progress after they met.

Melania Trump took the unique step of crafting a letter that calls for peace in Ukraine, having her husband President Donald Trump hand-deliver it to Russian President Vladimir Putin during their Friday meeting in Alaska.

From start to finish, President Donald Trump’s summit with Vladimir Putin was rife with pomp and circumstance.

As Zelensky prepares for crucial talks in Washington, the shadow of Russia's demands looms large after Putin set the Donbas as his price for peace