US President Donald Trump has faced sharp criticism following his meeting with Vladimir Putin in Alaska, according to US media reports. Interestingly, the outcry also comes from within his own party.

US President Donald Trump   has faced sharp criticism in Washington, from both Democrats and Republicans, because of his attitude during Friday's summit with Russian leader Vladimir Putin in Alaska, the British newspaper Financial Times reported on Saturday.

American politicians were particularly critical of Trump's failure to follow through on his threats of"severe consequences" if the Russian leader did not agree to a ceasefire in Ukraine.

Trump-Putin meeting. Politicians assess the president's attitude

As the FT noted, even some circles sympathetic to the US president expressed disapproval for Putin's red-carpet reception in Alaska as an honorary guest. The newspaper emphasized that this yielded no visible results.

Lindsey Graham, a Republican senator, was quoted by the newspaper as praising Trump for meeting with the Russian leader, but said the best-case scenario was a ceasefire in Ukraine, which would be reached"well" before Christmas.

"Everyone wants peace, but it must be built responsibly," Jack Reed, a leading Democrat on the US Senate Armed Services Committee, told the FT.

"I didn't like Putin's red carpet reception or the signal Trump gave by greeting him with applause. I think everyone was a bit surprised by the lack of details and the unusual press conference after the meeting," he added.

Mike Quigley, a Democrat from the House of Representatives, commented much more harshly on the summit in Alaska, saying that" Trump literally rolled out the red carpet for Putin, and he left with a green light to continue his conquests."

The FT stressed that it is important for Trump that complaints and calls for caution are also coming from Republicans.

“This simple fact remains unchanged: true and lasting security can only be achieved at the negotiating table with our allies, and above all with Ukraine ,” said  Brian Fitzpatrick , a Republican congressman from Pennsylvania.

The British newspaper also quoted Michael McFaul, former US ambassador to Russia under Barack Obama, who wrote on Channel X:"Alaska wasn't Yalta 2.0. That's good news. But the bar is set quite low."