President Trump is working to coordinate a meeting​ between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy after Monday's talks.

President Donald Trump said he didn’t call Vladimir Putin in front of European leaders that he’d invited to the White House because he was worried that would be “disrespectful” to the Russian leader.

President Donald Trump dismissed criticism of his summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska as "fake news" Sunday night on Truth Social, saying the war in Ukraine could be ended "almost immediately" but critics were making it harder to do so.

President Donald Trump said there’s a “reasonable chance” to end the war in Ukraine after talks with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

The highly anticipated summit ended without a breakthrough. Afterwards, Trump said Ukraine and Russia should proceed straight to seeking a full peace deal instead of a cease-fire.

"They are ‘STUPID’ people, with no common sense, intelligence, or understanding," Trump wrote on Truth Social.

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.

Why it matters: Putin has shown no interest in sitting down with Zelensky through 3.5 years of war. President Trump claims that's now changed, and that a presidential meeting is the key to unlocking peace.

NBC’s Kristen Welker played a clip on Sunday’s “Meet the Press” of Rubio criticizing Russian President Vladimir Putin shortly after Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022. Rubio suggested in the clip that the U.S. should not “cut a deal” with Putin, saying that he was a “liar.”

President Trump met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and European leaders in the quest for a path to end the war with Russia. Follow along for live updates, news and analysis.