Germany “welcomed” the president’s efforts to “achieve a just and lasting peace,” while the UK said the Trump-Putin summit represented “important progress."

Hours after the Alaska summit, US President Donald Trump said on Saturday that the best way to end the war between Russia and Ukraine is through a direct peace settlement rather than just a ceasefire, which often does not succeed, and expressed hope that these diplomatic efforts would save millions of lives.

President Trump proclaimed Friday he and Russian President Vladimir Putin made “great progress” toward ending Moscow’s war on Ukraine after meeting for nearly three hours in

Trump reportedly pushed for a quick agreement instead of a comprehensive ceasefire in an hour-long phone call with European leaders after meeting Putin.

European leaders, after getting a debrief on the Alaska summit in a call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, held a follow-on call among themselves. Alongside leaders of countries including Germany,

French President Emmanuel Macron’s office says an anti-Russian “Coalition of the Willing” will convene Sunday ahead of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s

European leaders praised the peace effort after a call with Trump following the summit with Putin, and made clear a deal must include "security guarantees"