President Trump and President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia met Friday in Anchorage for the first face-to-face meeting between American and Russian leaders since Russia invaded Ukraine in early 2022.
That’s about as much as could be gleaned of what took place in their closed-door session, which ended faster than expected and without the cease-fire Mr. Trump had been insisting was necessary to secure a peace deal.
Here are six takeaways from the summit in Anchorage.
The leaders did not reveal an agreement.
After meeting for nearly three hours, Mr. Trump and Mr. Putin left Alaska without announcing any deal or any specific areas where they made progress. Though Mr. Putin said the leaders reached an agreement to “pave the path towards peace in Ukraine,” Mr. Trump made clear there were still areas of disagreement.
“There’s no deal until there’s a deal,” he said.
In a brief joint appearance before departing, both leaders alluded in vague terms to making headway, but they did not provide any clarity about what issues they discussed or where they found agreement. Mr. Trump also did not specify where the leaders still disagreed.
“Many points were agreed to, and there are just a very few that are left,” Mr. Trump said. The two men took no questions from reporters, who had been expecting to quiz the two leaders. Several had their hands in the air during what turned out to be Mr. Trump’s closing remarks.
Putin secured wins before and after the summit.
Mr. Putin scored a win even before he arrived in the United States. After years of being ostracized by the West, he returned to American soil for the first time in a decade, welcomed by American fighter jets, a red carpet and a ride in the Beast, Mr. Trump’s armored car.
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