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.

Following a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska, U.S. President Donald Trump has dropped demands for a ceasefire in favor of a comprehensive peace deal that would include giving up unoccupied Ukrainian territories to Russia — but he promises that security guarantees will be part of the deal.

President Donald Trump appeared to be caught off guard with a four-word message in English from Vladimir Putin.

The net effect of the Alaska summit was to give President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia a free pass to continue his war against his neighbor indefinitely without further penalty, pending talks on a broader peace deal.

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s upcoming visit to Alaska on Friday to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump will mark nearly a decade since the leader last stepped foot in the country.

President Donald Trump met with Russian President Vladimir Putin for almost three hours on Friday in Alaska. After, the pair held a joint news conference where they shared that they did not reach an agreement on a pathway to end Russia’s war against Ukraine but they agreed on many points.

Ahead of the leaders' historic summit, the White House dramatically lowered the expectations that any ceasefire or peace settlement would be reached.

US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold their first meeting of Trump’s second term on Friday at a military base in Alaska, a high-stakes summit that could reshape the Russia-Ukraine conflict and US-Russia ties.