Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday praised President Donald Trump for his efforts to broker an end to Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.

There was no deal reached at the summit to end Russia’s 3-year-plus invasion of Ukraine. The conditions being presented to Ukrainian Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who will meet with Trump on Monday, seem to be: Surrender chunks of territory, including unconquered land, for little in return.

Marco Rubio clarifies that Ukrainian President Zelenskyy will decide on territorial issues in peace talks, not Trump, following reports concerning Donbas control.

Oil prices slipped in early Asian trade on Monday as the United States did not exert more pressure on Russia to end the Ukraine war by implementing further measures to disrupt Moscow's oil exports after presidents from both countries met on Friday.

After Trump concluded his remarks at the joint press conference by thanking Putin, he said in English: "Next time in Moscow," to which Trump responded that the remark would get him "a little heat," but that he "could see it possibly happening.

The net effect of the Alaska summit was to give President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia a free pass to continue his war against his neighbor indefinitely without further penalty, pending talks on a broader peace deal.

Volodymyr Zelenskiy flies to Washington on Monday under heavy U.S. pressure to agree to a swift end to Russia's war in Ukraine.

President Donald Trump and Russia’s President Vladimir Putin kicked off their Alaska summit with a warm handshake Friday.