The White House has now reduced the upcoming Alaska summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin to a "listening exercise."

According to Russian Presidential Aide Yury Ushakov, Putin and Trump will "undoubtedly focus on discussing options for achieving a long-term peaceful resolution to the Ukrainian…

President Trump says he thinks Russian President Vladimir Putin is ready to end his war on Ukraine, but will use a Friday summit to "feel out" his counterpart.