India, Aug. 16 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin refused to answer and chose silence when he was asked by journalists at the Alaska airport whether he would agree to a ceasefire as he meets US President Donald Trump to discuss the possible peace deal to end Ukraine war.

Asked whether he would "stop killing civilians," Putin appeared to gesture that he couldn't hear the question.

Ahead of the meeting, both Trump and Putin exchanged greetings and shared a hand shake at the military base in Alaska. The leaders are holding a closed-door meeting aimed at determining whether a ceasefire can be reached in the Ukraine war.

In what is their first meeting in around six years, both Trump and Putin sat silently with their delegations seated to t...