The Anchorage summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin ended with no agreements on Ukraine or a trilateral meeting with Ukrainian President Zelenskiy. Both leaders expressed a desire to meet again soon. Trump believed a significant goal could eventually be achieved, while Putin remained firm on his positions. The meeting provided Putin with a public relations win, showcasing his status on U.S. soil. Ukrainian leaders found relief in the absence of a deal that could pressure Kyiv into unfavorable terms.
Fine words, but no tangible results. The much-anticipated Anchorage summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin launched with great pomp, circumstance, and a red carpet laid out on the tarmac... ended after two and a half hours almost in a whisper: no agreement on Ukraine, nor on how to proceed from here.
Putin got what he wanted most of all: the photo alongside the U.S. president, on U.S. soil, with American planes and soldiers saluting him... a demonstration to the world that his status as an international pariah... is over.
Trump, for his part, promoted the image he seeks: that of a statesman pursuing peace. Thousands of miles away, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and European leaders could breathe a sigh of relief.
We had an extremely productive meeting, and many points were agreed to. There are just a very few that are left. Some are not that significant.
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