In the Oval Office, Trump brandished a photograph he said Vladimir Putin sent him after their summit in Alaska and said he would sign it for the Russian leader.

Trump compliments a photo of himself and Putin taken during the summit in Alaska:::: Washington, D.C."I was just sent a picture from somebody that wants to be there very badly. He's been very respectful of me and of our country,

Vladimir Putin wanted a lot of things from his visit to Alaska. A ceasefire in Ukraine was not one of them. Throughout the summer, his troops have been grinding out advances along the frontline, and they achieved a sudden breakthrough in the days before the Alaska summit.