This is the moment a flustered Putin winced as he was bombarded with questions from the free press who asked whether he would 'stop killing civilians' in Ukraine.

Sat alongside Donald Trump ahead of their meeting in Alaska on Friday, Vladimir Putin looked visibly uncomfortable as he was queried about a possible ceasefire.

As members of the free press were ushered out of the room, Putin found himself surrounded by US journalists that were seeking accountability for the Russian leader.

While President Trump appeared to be appreciative of the press' questions, remarking: 'Thank you very much, thank you', Putin, however, seemed somewhat out of his depth.

Indeed, his slight smile quickly fell as one reporter shouted out: 'Mr Putin, will you break ceasefire?', before another journalist asked: 'Will you commit to not killing any more civilians?'