Donald Trump’s desire to negotiate a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine was left unfulfilled as the two world leaders waved goodbye to each other in Alaska.

The meeting at the US military’s Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson on the outskirts of Anchorage marked the first time Putin had visited the US in a decade.

Prior to the conference, Trump had told reporters he wanted to leave with a truce agreed, and warned of “very severe consequences” in the event of no deal.

He later said: “I don’t know if it’s going to be today, but I’m not going to be happy if it’s not today.”

Yet despite the US President rolling out the red-carpet for the Russian leader, no real progress had been made by the time the pair walked into the room for a final press conference .

The two men refused to answer q

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