🔴 LIVE Updates | Alaska Summit | Trump and Putin Arrive in Alaska: High-Stakes Summit Set to Begin

“There’s no deal until there’s a deal,” President Donald Trump said early in his post-summit remarks in Anchorage, signaling that after several hours of talks with Vladimir Putin, no concrete agreement or ceasefire was reached. Trump described the discussions as making “some great progress,” but offered few details, leaving outcomes largely to speculation. “We didn’t get there,” he later added, exiting the room without taking questions from hundreds of reporters. While Trump traveled a long way, the summit produced only vagaries, with no unilateral concessions or tangible results. There are also no indications of a future summit with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, despite Putin’s...

Presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin have finished addressing the media in Anchorage. They shook hands, posed for pictures, and then walked off stage, ignoring shouted questions from reporters. Just before concluding, Trump said the talks would help stop “thousands of people a week from being killed.” “President Putin wants to see that as much as I do,” he added. Trump thanked Putin, addressing him by his first name: “We’ll speak to you very soon and probably see you again very soon.” (function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push(["_mgc.load"])})(window,"_mgq"); Putin responded in English: “Next time in Moscow.” googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1752148780792-0'); }); ...

President Donald Trump said he and Vladimir Putin had a productive meeting, making “some headway” on discussions. Trump added he will call NATO allies and Ukraine’s President Zelensky, emphasizing that any deal ultimately depends on their agreement. “There’s no deal until there’s a deal,” he said, noting that “great progress” was made.“I’ve always had a fantastic relationship with President Putin. Vladimir,” Trump added, calling the meeting “extremely productive” while acknowledging some issues remain to be decided. He said there is a “very good chance” of further progress moving forward. googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1752148780792-0'); }); ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin thanked President Donald Trump for inviting him to the US, noting that the Ukraine conflict was the central issue of their discussion. He said that for a lasting, long-term settlement, it is necessary to eliminate the primary causes of the conflict, without specifying what those are. Putin expressed hope that Ukrainians and Europeans will not obstruct the peace process. “I would like to thank Trump for the well-wishing tone,” Putin said, adding that “both sides should be results oriented.”“Trump clearly cares about the prosperity of his nation but understands Russia has its own interests,” he added. ...

The joint press conference kicked off abruptly, reflecting the summit’s short-notice scheduling. President Vladimir Putin is making extensive opening remarks while President Donald Trump stands silently, a contrast to the usual Oval Office routine. Putin noted that there have been no summits between the US and Russia for several years, and bilateral relations had “fallen to the lowest point since the Cold War.” He called it “long overdue” to move from confrontation to dialogue, highlighting that he and Trump have had a number of “frank” phone calls, and praised Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff for maintaining ongoing dialogue. (function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push(["_mgc.load"])})(window,"_mgq"); ...