US President Donald Trump is exploring a tactical exit from the Ukraine war as the Alaska summit signals a broader US strategic shift, say former diplomats. Experts highlight European disunity, potential impacts on India’s trade,

Russia's decision to sell Alaska was influenced by its financial struggles following the Crimean War and the desire to strengthen ties with the United States, a fellow rival of Great Britain. Selling Alaska provided Russia with much-needed cash and ensured that Britain would not gain control of the territory.

The act of meeting and the nature of the interaction were such that the summit did considerable damage to the U.S. and broader western position on Ukraine.

MOSCOW — In a few short hours in Alaska, Vladimir Putin managed to convince Donald Trump that a ceasefire in Ukraine was not the way to go, stave off United States sanctions, and spectacularly shatter years of Western attempts to isolate the Russian president.

Ukraine and its European allies have been buoyed by Donald Trump's promise at the White House of security guarantees for Kyiv to help end its war with Russia. But the president stressed on Tuesday that those would not not involve U.

Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin agreed at their summit in Alaska last week that the U.S. would be able to offer security guarantees to Ukraine, according to Steve Witkoff, Trump’s special envoy,

A troop of European leaders will support Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday as the American president fueled new alarm among Ukraine's allies after his summit with Vladimir Putin.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov held calls on Saturday with his Turkish and Hungarian counterparts, the Russian foreign ministry said, hours after a summit between the U.S. and Russian presidents yielded no deal on ending the war in Ukraine.