Reuters
U.S. President Donald Trump said Ukraine should agree a deal to end the war with Russia, after holding a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin that yielded no agreement on a ceasefire.
At a brief appearance before the media after nearly three hours of talks in Alaska on Friday, Trump and Putin said they had made progress on unspecified issues. But they offered no details and took no questions, with the normally loquacious Trump ignoring shouted questions from reporters.
"We've made some headway," Trump said, standing in front of a backdrop that read, "Pursuing Peace."
"There's no deal until there's a deal," he added.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Saturday that Ukraine was ready for constructive cooperation after a conversation with Trump following the summit. He said he would travel to Washington on Monday.
Putin however signaled no movement in Russia's long-held position on Ukraine, saying it was necessary to eliminate the "root causes" of the crisis and address Moscow's "legitimate concerns".
He said he agreed with Trump that Ukraine's security must be "ensured".
"We are ready to work on this. I would like to hope that the understanding we have reached will allow us to get closer to that goal and open the way to peace in Ukraine," Putin said.
"We expect that Kyiv and the European capitals will perceive all of this in a constructive manner and will not create any obstacles. That they will not attempt to disrupt the emerging progress through provocation or behind-the-scenes intrigue."
Neither leader specified any concrete move towards a ceasefire in the war in Ukraine, a goal that Trump had set ahead of Friday's summit.
The war - the deadliest in Europe for 80 years - has killed or injured well over a million people from both sides, including thousands of mostly Ukrainian civilians, according to analysts.
Trump signaled that he discussed potential land swaps and security guarantees for Ukraine with Putin, telling Fox News' Sean Hannity: "I think those are points that we negotiated, and those are points that we largely have agreed on."
"I think we're pretty close to a deal," he said, adding: "Ukraine has to agree to it. Maybe they'll say no."
At a brief appearance before the media after nearly three hours of talks in Alaska on Friday, Trump and Putin said they had made progress on unspecified issues. But they offered no details and took no questions, with the normally loquacious Trump ignoring shouted questions from reporters.
"We've made some headway," Trump said, standing in front of a backdrop that read, "Pursuing Peace."
"There's no deal until there's a deal," he added.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Saturday that Ukraine was ready for constructive cooperation after a conversation with Trump following the summit. He said he would travel to Washington on Monday.
Putin however signaled no movement in Russia's long-held position on Ukraine, saying it was necessary to eliminate the "root causes" of the crisis and address Moscow's "legitimate concerns".
He said he agreed with Trump that Ukraine's security must be "ensured".
"We are ready to work on this. I would like to hope that the understanding we have reached will allow us to get closer to that goal and open the way to peace in Ukraine," Putin said.
"We expect that Kyiv and the European capitals will perceive all of this in a constructive manner and will not create any obstacles. That they will not attempt to disrupt the emerging progress through provocation or behind-the-scenes intrigue."
Neither leader specified any concrete move towards a ceasefire in the war in Ukraine, a goal that Trump had set ahead of Friday's summit.
The war - the deadliest in Europe for 80 years - has killed or injured well over a million people from both sides, including thousands of mostly Ukrainian civilians, according to analysts.
Trump signaled that he discussed potential land swaps and security guarantees for Ukraine with Putin, telling Fox News' Sean Hannity: "I think those are points that we negotiated, and those are points that we largely have agreed on."
"I think we're pretty close to a deal," he said, adding: "Ukraine has to agree to it. Maybe they'll say no."
