The US president said a peace agreement would be better than a "mere" ceasefire, hours after summit with Putin that produced little.

U.S. President Donald Trump set the bar low for the high-stakes meeting with his Russian counterpart in Alaska — and it became apparent why late Friday as things wrapped up with little more than a commitment to meet again.

Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin wrapped up their much-hyped Alaska summit with no ceasefire deal for Ukraine. After three hours of closed-door talks, the leaders avoided questions, delivering carefully worded statements at the press conference.