US President Donald Trump on Saturday shifted his campaign to halt the Ukraine war to securing a full peace agreement after a summit with Russia's President Vladimir Putin failed to secure a ceasefire.
Three hours of talks between the White House and Kremlin leaders at an Alaska air base produced no breakthrough but Trump and European leaders said they wanted a new summit that includes Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Zelensky will now go to Washington on Monday while European leaders said they were ready to intensify sanctions against Russia after Trump briefed them on the summit.
Trump remained upbeat, calling the summit "a great and very successful day in Alaska!" in a Truth Social post. The US president added that European leaders had backed his plan for a new summit.
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