After their Alaska summit, Putin and Trump announced no breakthrough on Ukraine, with Trump saying the onus was on Zelensky and ‘a little bit’ on Europe.

US President Donald Trump, fond of calling himself a master deal-maker, rolled out the red carpet for Vladimir Putin at an Alaska air base. For the first time, the Russian leader was allowed on Western soil since he ordered the invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

After an abrupt ending to three hours of talks with aides, Trump and the Russian president offered warm words but took no questions from reporters -- highly unusual for the media-savvy US president.

"We're not there yet, but we've made progress. There's no deal until there's a deal," Trump said.

He called the meeting "extremely productive" with "many points" agreed, altho

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