In a shift, Trump now aligns more closely with Putin than allies in Europe in calling for final talks before a ceasefire

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.

In a summit meeting marked by red carpets, handshakes and military flyovers, President Vladimir Putin made his first trip to the United States in a decade and was greeted warmly by President Donald Trump.

Trump critics raged on social media after he literally rolled out the red carpet and clapped warmly to greet accused war criminal Russian President Vladimir Putin.

After stepping off Air Force One, Trump applauded as Putin approached along a red carpet laid out for each leader.

U.S. President Donald Trump said he and Russian President Vladimir Putin did not reach a deal to end Russia’s war in Ukraine after talks in Alaska on Friday, as the two leaders offered scant details on what was discussed but heaped praise on one another.

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

According to UK newspaper The Telegraph, offering Alaskan natural resources to Russia could be part of a peace deal in Ukraine.