Less than an hour before, Putin had been met with a warm welcome as he stepped onto US soil for the first time in a decade. At 11.08am local time, after Mr Trump had already descended the steps of Air Force One, Putin finally ventured out of his own aircraft and walked briskly down the stairs to join the US leader.

On Friday, the U.S. put its military power on vivid display as a B-2 Spirit stealth bomber, built by Northrop Grumman Corp. NOC thundered overhead during President Donald Trump's high-stakes meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

US military might was on display with a B-2 stealth bomber flying overhead, as a reporter shouted audibly to Putin, “Will you stop killing civilians?”

President Trump clapped for his guest, Vladimir V. Putin, as he stepped off the plane. But their visit ended with little but an agreement to see each other again — perhaps, Mr. Putin said, “in Moscow?