Donald Trump's Secretary of State Marco Rubio and his special envoy Steve Witkoff have spoken about the Alaska summit, discussing "the crux of the deal" they want made between Russia and Ukraine.

U.S. President Donald Trump said he and Russian President Vladimir Putin did not reach a deal to end Russia’s war in Ukraine after talks in Alaska on Friday, as the two leaders offered scant details on what was discussed but heaped praise on one another.

The US president said a peace agreement would be better than a "mere" ceasefire, hours after summit with Putin that produced little.