"We are seeing accommodation more than we've seen in the past, certainly more than we saw in the last administration," Witkoff said. "And that's encouraging. Now we have to build on that."

In Alaska, President Vladimir Putin walked on a red carpet, shook hands and exchanged smiles with his American counterpart. Donald Trump ended the summit praising their relationship and calling Russia “a big power

US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin speak at a joint event Friday following their summit in Anchorage, Alaska. (With English translation of Putin’s remarks in Russian.) (Sou