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The US leader cut a subdued figure after the meeting, which failed to achieve its primary goal – an end to Russia’s war.

For those who feared the summit on Ukraine might resemble Chamberlain’s appeasement of Hitler in 1938, the reality was worse

US president claims ‘great progress’ with Russian leader although meeting in Alaska does not yield agreement to pause war. What we know on day 1,270

Speaking on Fox News’ ‘Hannity’, Trump vowed to attend a meeting with leaders of Ukraine and Russia: ‘They both want me there, and I'll be there’

NEWS ANALYSIS: If Vladimir Putin was hoping Donald Trump was still on his side against Ukraine, he left their summit very disappointed, Andrew Feinberg reports from Anchorage, Alaska

‘Putin achieved most of what he wanted and Trump achieved very little,’ the U.S. president’s former national security adviser John Bolton said

On Friday, the high-profile meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin ended without a deal to end or pause the war in Ukraine, leaving Moscow with a diplomatic boost but little tangible progress toward peace.

NEWS ANALYSIS: A nebulous amount of ‘progress’ has been made, and the two might meet again. But it’s pretty clear here that Trump got played in Alaska, writes Holly Baxter — and Putin got exactly what he came for

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