US President Donald Trump was reportedly ready to cut short talks with Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin in Alaska due to Putin's intransigence over his demand to annex the entire Donetsk Oblast. Source: Axios,

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent delivered this line in response to criticism of President Trump inviting Russian President Vladimir Putin to U.S. territory: "He displayed a huge amount of military hardware and then did a flyover.

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.

A photo authentically showed Russian President Vladimir Putin holding his nose while riding in presidential state car "The Beast" with U.S. President Donald Trump.

James Garrett Hermansen, 31, told an Alaska Public Media reporter that “the devil is in my home” near the defaced Government Hill gate sign Friday morning.

President Donald Trump said a letter, from the First Lady, that he hand-delivered to Russian President Vladimir Putin during their Friday meeing in Alaska was "well received."

"We are seeing accommodation more than we've seen in the past, certainly more than we saw in the last administration," Witkoff said. "And that's encouraging. Now we have to build on that."

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