U.S. President Donald Trump set the bar low for the high-stakes meeting with his Russian counterpart in Alaska — and it became apparent why late Friday as things wrapped up with little more than a commitment to meet again.

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in an interview with "Raging Moderates" host Jessica Tarlov: "Honestly, if he could bring about the end to this terrible war, if he could end it without putting Ukraine in a position where it had to concede its territory to the aggressor,

The meeting between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin "could be the first step" towards peace in the Ukraine conflict, Defence Secretary John Healey has said. He added that the UK were ready to "put boots on the ground" in Ukraine to reinforce a ceasefire, in the event that one is agreed.