The documents reportedly included plans for a canceled luncheon, seating charts, a gift presentation and phone numbers for U.S. and Russian officials.

Former Labor Senator Graham Richardson says Vladimir Putin “likes meeting” with Donald Trump. Mr Richardson told Sky News Australia that Vladimir Putin believes he can “get more out of Trump” than other US leaders.

The protections that the US and Europe would be able to provide to Ukraine are similar to NATO's collective defense mandate.

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s grasp of English is steady, though thickly accented, giving him more than enough skill to speak to President Trump and build a rapport one on one. Though Putin is known to speak German fluently,

President Donald Trump dismissed criticism of his summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska as "fake news" Sunday night on Truth Social, saying the war in Ukraine could be ended "almost immediately" but critics were making it harder to do so.

In a summit meeting marked by red carpets, handshakes and military flyovers, President Vladimir Putin made his first trip to the United States in a decade and was greeted warmly by President Donald Trump.