Achieving a peace agreement is an even higher bar than the ceasefire that has eluded the Trump administration in recent months.

The summit comes after a string of deals the White House said Trump has helped broker globally that should earn him something he has long desired -- a Nobel Peace Prize.

Russian President Vladimir Putin praised the Trump administration’s “energetic” efforts to stop the war in Ukraine and hinted that Moscow and Washington could strike a deal on nuclear arms control during their summit on Friday in Alaska.

Evelyn Farkas, former deputy assistant secretary of Defense for Russia and Ukraine under former President Barack Obama, joins "Elizabeth Vargas Reports" to discuss President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin's news conference following peace talks in Alaska.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on the eve of a summit with U.S. Donald Trump that their two countries might strike a new deal on nuclear weapons as part of a wider effort to strengthen peace.

President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin will discuss territory, security guarantees and the need for Ukraine to decide its own future, NATO chief Mark Rutte said.

But writing for The Telegraph, Admiral Sir Tony Radakin warned Nato allies against submitting to Moscow’s demands, and said: “Putin doesn’t want a war with Nato because he would lose. So we should not be cowed by his rhetoric or his campaign of sabotage, outrageous as it may be.”

The much-anticipated summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin began with a warm welcome a military flyover but ended with a thud after the two leaders conceded they