Location matters, former real estate mogul US President Donald Trump said. Moments later he announced Alaska, a place sold by Russia to the United States 158 years ago for $7.2 million, would be where Russian President Vladimir Putin tries to sell his land deal of the century,

President Trump said a deal would involve "some swapping of territories to the betterment of both." Kyiv and its European allies say ceding land would only encourage Russian aggression.