Lawmakers retreated to their partisan corners in response to the Trump-Putin summit in Alaska, with Republicans praising the president and Democrats arguing he was too cozy with Putin.

President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin concluded their meeting after more than two-and-a-half hours.

President Donald Trump shared on social media the "peace letter" from first lady Melania Trump that was hand delivered to Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Trump-Putin summit in Alaska on Friday. The first lady writes "it is time" to protect children and future generations worldwide.

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

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.

One key party who will not be in attendance Friday at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, is Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Trump said Thursday he hopes the summit will lead to a second meeting that would include Zelenskyy.

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On a virtual call that included a collection of European leaders, the Ukrainian president pushed for ceasefire and security guarantees.