The planned summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin is a "highly anticipated meeting," the Republican said.

India has welcomed the Trump-Putin summit in Alaska as a positive step toward peace, reiterating its call for dialogue and diplomacy to end the Ukraine conflict. Ahead of the meeting, PM Modi spoke with both Zelensky and Putin,

The highly anticipated summit ended without a breakthrough. Afterwards, Trump said Ukraine and Russia should proceed straight to seeking a full peace deal instead of a cease-fire.

President Trump proclaimed Friday he and Russian President Vladimir Putin made “great progress” toward ending Moscow’s war on Ukraine after meeting for nearly three hours in

VOLODYMYR Zelensky has said he is “counting on America” as Trump and Putin prepare to meet for a showdown in Alaska. The embattled Ukrainian president said he hopes the peace summit

Ukraine fears that the Kremlin will try to convince President Trump at U.S.-Russian talks in Alaska that Ukraine, not Russia, is the obstacle to peace.

Ukraine’s European allies will speak on Sunday, a day before President Volodymyr Zelenskiy meets with Donald Trump in Washington on Friday’s talks in Alaska with Russia’s Vladimir Putin, France said.