Live updates: Trump-Putin summit ends without concrete deal on Ukraine

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Date: 20 min ago
Title: Analysis: No deal in Alaska, but Putin still walks away with some big wins
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Ukraine could have had a worse night. No deal was cooked up without them.
US President Donald Trump looked upset and tired. Perhaps because Russian President Vladimir Putin appeared unbowed, still talking about the 'root causes' of the war, and sounding unreformed. In what sounded like a threat, he even warned Kyiv and its European allies to not meddle in whatever ongoing process he believes he has dragged Trump into.
'We expect that Kyiv and European capitals will perceive all this in a constructive manner and will not create any obstacles, will not make attempts to disrupt the emerging progress through provocations and behind-the-scenes intrigues,' Putin said.
Trump's call to Kyiv and its NATO allies may present some sort of framework that Putin deemed an 'agreement,' but ultimately in the look on Trump's face and his words, it was clear he made no significant deal that he thinks will fly. The two didn't even have lunch together and Putin raced out on his plane.
The hardest bits of negotiations are the bits that are left to be agreed at the end. And Trump's statement that there were some 'big' things left unsolved suggests little movement on issues like what land Putin wants and a ceasefire.
But there are two big wins here for Putin. First, the remarkable vision of a red carpet welcome to the United States and a ride in 'the Beast' — which both present as an extraordinary form of reputational rehabilitation for an alleged war criminal. It was a horrific sight for many Ukrainians; soured further still by the Kremlin head calling Ukraine a 'brotherly' nation, despite murdering its civilians for three and a half years.
The second win is time. Putin has bought more for his forces to advance across the frontline. It is unclear if Trump is sufficiently riled that secondary sanctions may follow in the days ahead. But Putin did not seem to behave as if he was in a hurry, suggesting further meetings and ongoing work. Time matters as Putin's summer offensive is close to turning incremental gains into strategic wins.
In the end, Ukraine will wake up with its world unchanged. A ghastly world, but with no sudden US-Russian rapprochement or deal to try and swallow.
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Date: 20 min ago
Title: Key lines from Trump and Putin's joint press briefing
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No one really knows what Presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin discussed yesterday during their lengthy summit in Alaska, as the two did not take questions from reporters after a joint news briefing.
But the closed-door talks were ultimately characterized positively by both leaders, even though a critical deal on ending the war in Ukraine was not reached.
Here are key lines from the briefing that you should know:
Breaking tradition: Putin began remarks at the briefing by acknowledging that US-Russia relations have suffered in recent years. Usually when an American president hosts a foreign counterpart, a joint news conference would begin with remarks from the US leader followed by his guest.
Progress on reaching a deal: Trump said he and Putin 'made some headway' and 'great progress' in their bilateral meeting. Still, he added, 'there's no deal until there's a deal.' Putin said the primary causes of the war must be eliminated for the war in Ukraine to end. The Russian leader also told Ukrainian and European leaders not to interfere with 'the emerging progress.'
Positive summary: Negotiations between Putin and Trump were held in a 'respectful, constructive and mutually respectful atmosphere,' Putin said. Trump said they had 'an extremely productive meeting, and many points were agreed to.'
Other topics mentioned: Putin said he agrees that the security of Ukraine should be ensured. He also claimed at one point that the war in Ukraine would not have happened had Trump been president in 2022.
What's next: Trump said he has various calls to make following the summit — some of which include calls to NATO, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and other appropriate officials.
CNN's Aditi Sangal, Nina Subkhanberdina, Darya Tarasova, Michael Rios, Kit Maher, Tori B. Powell, Kevin Liptak, Katharina Krebs, Mitchell McCluskey, and Adam Cancryn contributed reporting.
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Date: 20 min ago
Title: Trump says striking a deal now up to Zelensky
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President Donald Trump is putting the onus on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to negotiate a ceasefire, saying yesterday evening that there would soon be a meeting set up between Zelensky and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
'Now it's really up to President Zelensky to get it done,' Trump said in a Fox News interview following his sitdown with Putin in Alaska. 'They're going to set up a meeting now between President Zelensky and President Putin and myself, I guess.'
Trump during the interview declined to detail the final issues that are holding up a deal, saying only that he wants 'to see what we can get done.' But despite not reaching an agreement on yesterday, he touted the summit as a success, ranking the meeting a 10 out of 10, 'in the sense that we got along great.'
'I want to make sure it gets done,' he added. 'And we have a pretty good chance of getting it done.'
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Date: 20 min ago
Title: Analysis: Russian media ecstatic as US rolls out the red carpet for Putin
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In Russia, the reaction to the summit between President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump has been more than positive. Russian media was ecstatic when the Russian leader received applause from the US president as the red carpet was literally rolled out for Putin at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska.
'For years they have been talking about the isolation of Russia, and today they saw the red carpet that greeted the Russian president,' Maria Zakharova, the spokesperson for the Russian foreign ministry wrote on social media.
While both Trump and Putin said agreements have been reached, it's unclear what exactly those are. Meanwhile, Putin does not appear to have backed down from Russia's core demands.
The Russian leader in his remarks after the meeting said any deal needs 'to consider all legitimate concerns of Russia and to reinstate a just balance of security in Europe and in the world on the whole.'
It's not clear how much progress was made toward a ceasefire in Ukraine, but both Trump and Putin have said they ultimately want to normalize relations between the US and Russia and they want to meet again.
'Next time in Moscow,' Russia's leader said.
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Date: 20 min ago
Title: Eastern European officials react with skepticism to Putin's comments
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Senior government officials in Eastern Europe have reacted with skepticism to comments made by Russian President Vladimir Putin following the Alaska summit.
While saying he was interested in ending the conflict, Putin said the primary causes needed to be 'eliminated' for that to happen, adding that the 'situation in Ukraine' had to do with 'fundamental threats to (Russia's) security.'
In a post on X on Saturday morning local time, Lithuanian Defense Minister Dovile Sakaliene accused Putin of 'more gaslighting and veiled threats,' a reference to the Russian leader issuing a warning to Ukraine and Europe not to 'sabotage' progress made at the summit.
Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavsky said in a statement that he welcomed US President Donald Trump's efforts but doubted Putin's interest in a deal, according to Reuters.
'If Putin were serious about negotiating peace, he would not have been attacking Ukraine all day today,' he said.
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Date: 20 min ago
Title: US and Russia to continue building relations despite "resistance," top Kremlin negotiator Kirill Dmitriev says
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Russia's top economic envoy Kirill Dmitriev said the US received Russia 'very well' in Alaska and that the two countries would continue building relations despite 'resistance.'
'The US-Russia summit in Alaska has definitely been productive,' Dmitriev said, adding that there were 'lots of issues that we discussed and many we agreed.'
'Some of them are to be agreed and definitely it's very important that President (Donald) Trump outlines a significant economic potential of cooperation between the US and Russia,' Dmitriev said.
'We will continue building US-Russia relations going forward despite lots of the resistance to this, but we will continue strengthening US-Russia ties.'
Update:
Date: 21 min ago
Title: "It was positive that there was no deal," CNN's Fareed Zakaria says
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The red-carpet welcome in Alaska for Russian President Vladimir Putin signals that US President Donald Trump 'thinks Putin is, you know, an equal,' says CNN's Fareed Zakaria.
Trump treated Putin like 'this big shot on the world stage, and he's been treated by the rest of the west as a kind of pariah,' Zakaria said, referring to an ICC war crimes warrant issued for the Russian president's arrest that restricts his movements around the globe.
'So there was a lot of the atmospherics that were cringeworthy,' he said.
However, Zakaria said that in his analysis, 'it was a positive that there was no deal.'I think everyone was worried that there was going to be a deal in which Trump was going to make major concessions. I don't think anyone thought Putin was going to make any concessions. The fear was that Donald Trump was going to cave in the various ways — sell out Ukraine, sell out Europeans. And he didn't do that. And so I think, you know, I'm at least relieved,' Zakaria said.
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Date: 20 min ago
Title: Trump and Putin skipped Q&A because 'exhaustive statements were made,' Kremlin spokesperson says
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US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin skipped answering questions at yesterday's joint news conference because their statements said it all, according to the Kremlin's spokesperson.
'Exhaustive statements were made,' Dmitry Peskov said when asked why the two leaders only delivered remarks at the news conference, according to Russia's RIA Novosti news agency.
'The conversation is really very positive, and the two presidents spoke about it. This is the very conversation that allows us to confidently continue moving forward together on the path of seeking resolution options,' Peskov said, RIA reported.
Update:
Date: 11 min ago
Title: Trump says he and Putin made "great progress" toward a deal and that he's calling Zelensky and NATO leaders
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US President Donald Trump said he and Russian President Vladimir Putin 'made some headway' and 'great progress' in their bilateral meeting, but added that 'there's no deal until there's a deal.'
'I will call up NATO in a little while. I will call up the various people that I think are appropriate. And I'll, of course, call up President [Volodymyr] Zelensky and tell him about today's meeting. It's ultimately up to them,' Trump said after today's summit in Anchorage, Alaska.'We had an extremely productive meeting, and many points were agreed to,' Trump said, adding, 'We didn't get there, but we have a very good chance of getting there.'
Trump added that Ukraine would have to 'agree' with what Secretary of State Marco Rubio, special envoy Steve Witkoff and others in his administration discussed with Putin today, though he did not delve into specifics on any framework for a deal.
Trump and Putin took no questions after their statements.
Putin kicked of remarks and spoke for about eight minutes. Trump, who is known for typically longer and at times free-wheeling news conferences, only spoke for about four minutes.
'I'm going to start making a few phone calls and tell them what happened,' Trump said.