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Alaska Summit: There’s No Deal Until There’s a Deal
Trump and Putin described their Anchorage talks as productive with progress on many points but confirmed no binding ceasefire or formal agreement was reached, officials said.
- On August 16, 2025, the U.S. President held a nearly three-hour meeting with his Russian counterpart in Anchorage, Alaska, aiming to negotiate an end to Moscow’s military actions in Ukraine.
- The meeting came after four years without a summit between the two leaders and amid ongoing conflict following Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
- The talks lasted nearly three hours with a constructive atmosphere, producing many points of agreement but no formal ceasefire or breakthrough.
- Trump stated, "There's no deal until there's a deal," and noted that the meeting was very constructive with several agreements reached, although the conflict remains ongoing.
- The talks were viewed positively by Putin and Trump, with Putin proposing a future meeting in Moscow and expressing optimism about developing practical U.S.-Russia relations despite ongoing tensions.
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Did Putin blink in talks with Trump in Alaska? Some experts say it's highly unlikely
There was no mention of a possible ceasefire in Russia's war with Ukraine following the historic Alaska summit. U.S. President Donald Trump says progress was made but that there's no deal until there's a deal. Several experts say Russian President Vladmir Putin is unlikely to agree to the elements that would make a ceasefire successful.
Trump and Putin Praise Alaska Talks as Productive - No Ceasefire Deal Reached
Trump and Putin handshake in Alaska. Credit: Sergey Bobylev/Sputnik/Kremlin/Pool/EPA via AMNA After nearly three hours of discussions on August 15 at Joint Base Elmendorf–Richardson near Anchorage, Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin described their summit as “constructive,” though neither leader announced progress on a ceasefire in Ukraine. During the press conference, Putin broke protocol by speaking first, describing the negotiations as “detailed…
Trump touts his horn, but no deal was reached with Putin
While President Donald Trump hailed his meeting with Vladimir Putin as a great success, touting a peace deal, all news outlets reported that the summit in Alaska on Friday ended without a ceasefire agreement, except, of course, for Fox News, which used words like “historic” and “good progress” toward the end of war in Ukraine. “A great and very successful day in Alaska!” said Trump on Truth… Source
Faddling rulers, vague talk: What did the summit bring – and what will follow now? Impressions from Alaska, with assessments by SPIEGEL correspondents Christina Lebel from Moscow and Marc Pitzke from Anchorage.
‘No Deal Until There’s a Deal’: Trump on Putin Talks
Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin struck an optimistic tone after their Alaska summit, describing their meeting as “extremely productive” even though no concrete deal has yet been reached to end the war in Ukraine. The two leaders met for three hours behind closed doors at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson on Friday before emerging together to say talks had advanced further than at any time since Russia’s 2022 invasion. They shook hands on the tarma…
Putin Wants a Deal, Trump Says After the Alaska Meeting
US President Donald Trump met with Russian leader Vladimir Putin in Anchorage, Alaska, for a three-hour summit focused on ending Russia's war against Ukraine. The meeting, held at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, included both private discussions and a demonstration of American air power with a B-2 stealth bomber and four F-35 fighters flying overhead. This was reported in a Fox News interview published on August 15 shortly after the summit. The…
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