US President Donald Trump on Friday hailed what he said were wide areas of agreement with Russian leader Vladimir Putin but offered no specifics on how the strikingly friendly meeting would affect the war in Ukraine.

At an air base in Alaska, Trump rolled out the red carpet for Putin, who stepped foot on Western soil for the first time since ordering the invasion of Ukraine, and the US president entertained going soon to Moscow as the two leaders declared themselves partners again.

But Trump and Putin did not take questions in a short appearance before hundreds of reporters, with the US leader -- usually fond of wide-ranging press conferences -- only vaguely speaking of progress.

"We had an extremely productive meeting, and many points were agreed to," Trump said.

"There are just a ver

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