The much-ballyhooed summit meeting between Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin ended after less than 3 hours today with no agreement announced on any issue, including ending the war in Ukraine.
Russian officials had indicated they expected the meeting at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage to last six or seven hours.
President Trump and President Vladimir Putin, in a joint news conference after a summit on the Russia-Ukraine war, said that they had made progress. But they gave no details, took no questions and failed to announce a cease-fire. Follow live updates. https://t.co/apFJ2WfNhq
— The New York Times (@nytimes) August 15, 2025
From the New York Times:
Trump gave vague but positive assessment that progress had been made, saying, “Many points were agreed to, and there are just a very few that are left.” But he did not describe those points, or even specify that they had to do with Ukraine.
“We’ve made some headway,” he said. “So there’s no deal until there’s a deal.”
It spoke volumes that Trump emerged from the meeting with very little to say about what was achieved, while Putin had much to say.
Earlier Friday, aboard Air Force One on the way to Alaska, Mr. Trump told reporters: “I want to see a cease-fire rapidly. I don’t know if it’s going to be today. But I’m not going to be happy if it’s not today.”
But beyond the vague comments, it was clear that the two men had failed to reach an agreement even on the starting point that Europe and Ukraine — and Trump himself — have said is necessary: A temporary cease-fire that would allow negotiations on everything from territorial boundaries to security guarantees to take place.
It goes without saying that it’s highly unusual for Trump to hold a press conference without taking any questions. That in itself is telling about what “progress” was or was not accomplished.
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When Fox News is saying Putin kicked Trump’s ass you know it’s awful. JD Vance is currently whiting out the word “Vice” on his business cards
— Dean Obeidallah (@deanobeidallah.bsky.social) August 15, 2025 at 6:28 PM
HOLY SH*T: Trump just THANKED Vladimir Putin for “wanting to stop thousands of people a week from being killed” in a war he STARTED.
Is he going to get on his knees too? pic.twitter.com/MRhN8dl56B
— CALL TO ACTIVISM (@CalltoActivism) August 15, 2025
Putin got Trump to applaud, American soldiers to bend their knees fixing the red carpet in front of RUSSIA in all caps.
Putin got his photo op, and gave Trump nothing. Russian propaganda will love it. pic.twitter.com/QqF24rqyPC
— Oleksiy Sorokin (@mrsorokaa) August 15, 2025
Trump said repeatedly he would “end the war in 24 hours.” It’s been 207 days. No deal. pic.twitter.com/BI6qgvJdi8
— The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) August 15, 2025
Donald Trump gave Vladimir Putin everything he wanted: he invited him to the United States without fear of arrest, allowed him in the Beast, and normalized his relationship with Putin.
Meanwhile, no ceasefire deal. This is an abject failure for the Trump Administration.
— Aaron Parnas (@AaronParnas) August 15, 2025
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