The White House has dismissed reports that papers relating to US President Donald Trump's summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin were found by guests at an Alaskan hotel.

President Donald Trump kicked off the week with a crackdown on crime in Washington, and closed it with a meeting with Vladimir Putin in Alaska.

Melania Trump took the unique step of crafting a letter that calls for peace in Ukraine, having her husband President Donald Trump hand-deliver it to Russian President Vladimir Putin during their Friday meeting in Alaska.

Zelensky has rejected Russian demands to cede Ukrainian land. The Ukrainian leader and his European partners, including the leaders of Britain, France and Germany, had lobbied the White House for weeks to demand that Moscow agree to a ceasefire before any negotiations.

Documents with sensitive details about the meeting between President Trump and Russian President Putin were left behind on a public hotel printer.

The contents of First Lady Melania Trump’s letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin have now been revealed, including a plea for the Russian leader to “restore [the] melodic laughter” of children affected by his war in Ukraine.

President Donald Trump appeared to be caught off guard with a four-word message in English from Vladimir Putin.

Florida Rep. Carlos A. Gimenez, a Republican who is a member of the House Armed Services Committee and the House Homeland Security Committee, said Russian President Vladimir Putin appeared to be playing the “stall game” during an Alaska summit with President Trump.