US EditionAlaska 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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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.
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Trump, Putin end joint press conference without taking questions
Donald Trump said on Friday (August 15) that he and Russian President Vladimir Putin did not reach an agreement to resolve Moscow's war in Ukraine after a nearly three-hour summit in Alaska, though he characterized the meeting as "very productive." Trump and Putin held a press conference after the summit and took no questions. David Smith, Washington bureau chief for The Guardian, tells us more about the press conference.
Trump and Putin met in Alaska. But after barely six hours, they both left – without a breakthrough.
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