Talks between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin have ended after more than two and a half hours. The leaders met in a three-on-three meeting along with top advisers a for high-stakes summit in Alaska that could determine the trajectory of the war in Ukraine and the fate of European security.

It was a welcome tailored for a close friend, not a war criminal, and it looked to the Ukrainians like their nightmare.

Trump critics raged on social media after he literally rolled out the red carpet and clapped warmly to greet accused war criminal Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Anchorage is set to host a summit between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday. Trump announced the summit last week. The goal is to discuss a potential end to the war between Russia and Ukraine. But Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is not attending the Friday summit.

Trump had earlier extended an invitation for the meeting at Putin's suggestion, but the leader has since been defensive. He has given a 25% chance that the talks might fail.

Papers bearing U.S. State Department markings and detailing President Donald Trump’s summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin were discovered in the business center of an Anchorage hotel, raising new questions about the handling of sensitive government information.

The two world leaders sat down together in Anchorage on Friday, Aug. 15, to discuss the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine

Vladimir Putin set foot on U.S. soil for the first time in 10 years on Friday—but don’t try telling President Donald Trump that. In the days leading up to the historic summit between the two world leaders,