By Tom Balmforth LONDON (Reuters) -Russia would relinquish tiny pockets of occupied Ukraine and Kyiv would cede swathes of its eastern land which Moscow has been unable to capture, under peace proposals discussed by Russia's Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump at their Alaska summit,

In a shift, Trump now aligns more closely with Putin than allies in Europe in calling for final talks before a ceasefire

Secretary of State Marco Rubio told ABC's "This Week" that the deadline for negotiations with Russia to end the war in Ukraine is "as soon as possible" and imposing more sanctions on Russia would represent "walking away from any prospect of a negotiated settlement" and "probably just adding six,

For Russia, the results of the Alaska summit between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin marked a turning point in relations with the United States, underlined by Trump subsequently abandoning demands for a halt in fighting in 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.

President Trump’s break from a strategy agreed to with European allies could give President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia an edge as talks to end the fighting continue.

Trump’s phony narrative about the Russian invasion is only the latest in a long line of false claims from the president about the war.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he will meet U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington on Monday after a Russia-U.S. summit concluded without an agreement to stop the fighting in Ukraine after 3 1/2 years.