Steve Witkoff says Vladimir Putin agreed at his summit with Donald Trump to allow the U.S. and European allies to offer Ukraine a security guarantee resembling NATO’s collective defense mandate.

President Trump and Russian President Putin drove off together in the presidential vehicle, "The Beast," as the leaders arrived in Anchorage, Alaska for a summit to discuss the Ukraine war. Putin could be seen laughing as the two leaders drove off for a historic summit which is expected to last hours.

European leaders and Ukrainian President Zelenskyy will do their best to appeal to President Trump at a meeting in the White House on Monday. Trump officials took to Sunday talk shows to defend Trump’s handling of his meeting with Russian President Putin and claim Trump never went to the meeting hoping for a ceasefire deal,