President Donald Trump’s foreign envoy Steve Witkoff — one of three American participants in Friday’s summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin — described on Sunday several major agreements reached during the Alaska talks that he said created strong momentum toward a peace agreement with Ukraine.

The Alaska summit between the U.S. and Russian leaders showcased their mutual animosity for the former president.

Zelensky visited the White House in February, the trip becoming a public dressing-down of the Ukrainian leader by the Trump administration.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russian President Vladimir Putin's continued refusal to accept a ceasefire is "complicating" efforts to reach a peace deal.

U.S. President Donald Trump's wife, Melania Trump, raised the plight of children in Ukraine and Russia in a personal letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin, two White House officials said on Friday.

President Trump gave President Vladimir Putin a warm public reception, effectively ending his diplomatic isolation over the past three years for his invasion of Ukraine. But Mr. Putin did not agree to stop the war.

President Donald Trump has yet to exit Air Force One, as he remains on board exchanging greetings with Alaskan senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan as well as Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy, according to a White House official.