Russian President Vladimir Putin, during his press conference with US President Donald Trump, warned Europe and Ukraine against any "backroom dealings" with Washington to "torpedo" the progress on achieving a peace deal.

Germany “welcomed” the president’s efforts to “achieve a just and lasting peace,” while the UK said the Trump-Putin summit represented “important progress."

Donald Trump conveys Putin's demand for more Ukrainian territory to Zelensky. The Russian leader reportedly has offered to freeze most front lines if Kyiv's forces ceded all of Donetsk.

Yesterday's summit between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin in Alaska has drawn intense international scrutiny, with reactions ranging from cautious

President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine said he would meet with President Trump in Washington on Monday. Mr. Trump and President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia held talks in Alaska but announced no agreement on ending the war in Ukraine.

European leaders, after getting a debrief on the Alaska summit in a call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, held a follow-on call among themselves. Alongside leaders of countries including Germany,

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will be in Berlin on Wednesday to personally take part in video conferences on the upcoming meeting in Alaska between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump over the war in Ukraine.