Steve Witkoff said it was the first time he had heard the Russian president agree to the suggestion - and called it "game-changing".

President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are scheduled to meet Friday at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, to discuss the conflict between Russia and Ukraine.

Donald Trump has signalled his support for a package of security guarantees for Ukraine, including foreign boots on Ukrainian soil from around 10 European countries, in a new push to pressure Russian president Vladimir Putin into ending the conflict.

President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held high-stakes talks at the White House aimed at ending the war in Ukraine.

The act of meeting and the nature of the interaction were such that the summit did considerable damage to the U.S. and broader western position on Ukraine.

Promising severe consequences if Russian President Vladimir Putin didn’t agree to a ceasefire with Ukraine and then apparently reversing himself is what sends a signal of weakness, not only to Putin,

Trump blames Ukraine for ‘taking on nation 10 times your size’ despite Russia being the one that invaded - Russia invaded its sovereign, democratic neighbor in February 2022, sparking the drawn-out wa

Russia's decision to sell Alaska was influenced by its financial struggles following the Crimean War and the desire to strengthen ties with the United States, a fellow rival of Great Britain. Selling Alaska provided Russia with much-needed cash and ensured that Britain would not gain control of the territory.