Trump began to tiptoe away from Putin and toward Zelenskyy in late April after Russia bombarded Kyiv with missiles. The president, however, is also reportedly considering land swaps, including Ukraine areas not currently occupied by the Russians, according to the New York Times, something U.S. allies have opposed in the past.

The Trump–Putin summit in Alaska concluded without a ceasefire or any binding agreement to end the Ukraine war, despite high-profile gestures and symbolic pageantry.

Vladimir Putin was reported to have demanded more Ukrainian land.