Trump Putin Alaska Summit Highlights: Donald Trump appeared to have a change of heart following his meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin on Friday. The US President has deviated sharply from his original calls for an immediate ceasefire — echoing the Kremlin position favouring direct peace negotiations without implementing a ceasefire by Saturday evening. He is now slated to meet with Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday for a fresh round of discussions.
Trump spoke to Zelensky as well as European leaders after the Summit — claiming that “it was determined by all” that the best way to end the horrific war between Russia and Ukraine is to go directly to a Peace Agreement. He explained via Truth Social that this would end the war rather than a ceasefire agreement that often did not hold up.
According to later reports, European leaders have now made it clear (publicly and privately) that they are not in agreement with Trump. A statement issued later on Saturday did not echo his support for a direct peace agreement. Britain, France, Germany and others also threatened to increase economic penalties against Russia on Saturday — “as long as the killing in Ukraine continues.”
What was discussed at the Trump-Putin Meeting?
The nearly three-hour-long meeting between the two heads ended without any major agreement. At the press conference after the summit Trump offered a vague assessment, saying “many points were agreed to” while refusing to specify if Ukraine was among them.
“So there’s no deal until there’s a deal,” he told reporters.
Putin, meanwhile, repeated his hard-line demands: Ukraine must cede territory, disarm, stay out of NATO, and even change its government — conditions Kyiv and the West have long dismissed.
Putin publicly endorsed Trump’s claim that the 2022 invasion wouldn’t have happened if he’d been president.
Trump said he would call NATO leaders and Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky to brief them, and hinted at “probably” meeting Putin again soon. When Putin teased “next time in Moscow,”
Why was this meeting important? The meeting was significant as this was one of the biggest step by Donald Trump to convince Putin to cease the war he had unleashed against Ukarine. After previously claiming during Ukraine “in 24 hours,” Trump’s approach has evolved into a more cautious, diplomatic play. He has made several overtures to Putin to end the war, but has been left red-faced. The last time a sitting president met Putin was in 2021, when Biden flew to Geneva for his only face-to-face meeting with Putin.
What Trump has proposed?
Ahead of the summit, Trump had floated a “land-swapping” proposal. This is a potential exchange of occupied Ukrainian territories to bring the war to an end. He insisted any territorial deal must involve Ukraine.
During a preparatory video call with European leaders, French President Macron confirmed that Trump had emphasized Ukraine’s involvement and rejected negotiating territory without Kyiv and guaranteed post-war security—though “not involving NATO.” Zelenskyy has said that Russia should face new sanctions if it does not agree to an “immediate ceasefire”.
What’s in it for India?
U.S. authorities, including Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, have warned more secondary tariffs could hit India if Trump’s peace talks with Putin fail to produce results. This puts export-reliant sectors—like textiles, jewelry, machinery, and pharma—under direct threat. India is already faces a 50% U.S. tariff on exports, a combination of a 25% base tariff plus a penalty tied to its purchases of Russian oil and weapons
The White House reported that President Donald Trump is speaking with NATO leaders after a lengthy phone conversation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
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Trump-Putin meeting LIVE updates: Three-way summit with Ukraine not discussed, says Kremlin
Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said Saturday that the idea of a three-way summit involving the Russian, US and Ukrainian presidents was not discussed during Friday’s meeting in Alaska, according to state news agency TASS. Ushakov also noted that it remained unclear when Presidents Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump would meet again.
Trump says Putin shares his opposition to mail-in voting
US President Donald Trump said Friday that Russian President Vladimir Putin agrees with him that mail-in voting undermines election integrity. “Vladimir Putin, smart guy, said you can’t have an honest election with mail-in voting,” Trump told Fox News’ Sean Hannity after their nearly three-hour meeting in Alaska. “He said there’s not a country in the world that uses it now.” Trump, who continues to promote the false claim that he won the 2020 election, pointed to Putin’s comments as he urged Republicans to push harder for overhauls to the US voting system.
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Trump revives claim of ending India-Pakistan conflict on day of Alaska Summit
On the day of his summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin, US President Donald Trump repeated his claim that he had stopped the war between India and Pakistan, while also remarking on New Delhi’s purchases of Russian oil. India has consistently maintained that hostilities with Pakistan were halted through direct military-to-military talks without US mediation. “I’ve negotiated five wars to their end, and the wars that were tough. India, Pakistan…” Trump said in a Fox News interview just hours after his high-stakes meeting with Putin in Anchorage, Alaska. The summit itself ended without any agreement on resolving the Russia-Ukraine war.
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Trump-Putin meeting LIVE updates: Trump, Putin skip questions after Alaska talks
After about two and a half hours of talks at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin appeared before reporters for what was billed as a joint news conference – but took no questions. “We had an extremely productive meeting and many points were agreed to, there are just a very few that are left,” Trump said. “We didn’t get there, but we have a very good chance of getting there.” Putin, who has faced isolation from Western allies since ordering the invasion of Ukraine in 2022, thanked Trump for hosting the talks and, with a chuckle, suggested their next meeting could take place in Moscow.
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Trump-Putin meeting LIVE updates: Trump hints at key sticking point in Ukraine talks
President Donald Trump declined to identify the specific issues still under discussion, saying only that “there are just a very few that are left. Some are not that significant; one is probably the most significant.”
“There’s one or two pretty significant items but I think they can be reached,” US President Donald Trump said in the interview with Fox News. “It’s really up to President Zelenskiy to get it done. And I would also say the European nations, they have to get involved a little bit, but it’s up to President Zelenskiy I think.”
Trump warns secondary sanctions on Russian oil buyers could be ‘devastating’
Speaking to Fox News from Air Force One after departing Washington, President Donald Trump noted that Russia had “lost an oil client” in India, which had accounted for about 40 percent of its oil purchases, while China “is doing a lot.” He warned that imposing secondary sanctions would be “devastating from their standpoint,” adding, “If I have to do it, I’ll do it, maybe I won’t have to do it.”
Trump delays consideration of tariffs on buyers of Russian oil after Alaska Summit
President Donald Trump said Friday he will not immediately consider imposing retaliatory tariffs on countries purchasing Russian oil but might revisit the idea “in two or three weeks.” Speaking to Fox News’ Sean Hannity after meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska, Trump said, “Well, because of what happened today, I think I don’t have to think about that. Now, I may have to think about it in two weeks or three weeks or something, but we don’t have to think about that right now. I think, you know, the meeting went very well.”
Trump-Putin meeting LIVE updates: Ukrainian MP says Putin ‘bought time’ in Alaska talks with Trump
Writing on Telegram, Ukrainian Member of Parliament Oleksiy Goncharenko claimed that Russian President Vladimir Putin had “bought some time” through his meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump in Alaska. “No ceasefire or de-escalation has been agreed upon,” Goncharenko noted.
Trump-Putin meeting LIVE updates: Putin praises Trump’s efforts, calls for balanced peace in Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday acknowledged that Ukraine’s security must also be ensured and commended US President Donald Trump’s efforts to resolve the conflict. Speaking at a joint press conference after nearly three hours of talks on the war that began in February 2022, Putin stressed the importance of a just balance of power in Europe and voiced hope that Kyiv and European capitals would engage constructively in peace efforts. Calling Ukraine a “brotherly nation” despite the ongoing hostilities, Putin described the war as a tragedy and “a terrible wound” for Russia.
Trump-Putin meeting LIVE updates: Trump rates Alaska meeting a ‘10 out of 10’
US President Donald Trump told Fox News after his Friday meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin that he would rate the day as “a 10” on a scale of one to 10.
Trump-Putin meeting LIVE updates: Putin departs Alaska after ‘constructive’ but unproductive talks with Trump
Russian President Vladimir Putin boarded a plane back to Moscow after a relatively brief meeting with US President Donald Trump in Anchorage, Alaska. While the talks failed to produce a ceasefire to end the war in Ukraine, Putin described the discussions as “constructive” and “thorough.”
Oleksandr Merezhko, chair of the foreign affairs committee in Ukraine’s Parliament, told New York Times, the summit may not have produced concrete results, but it gave Vladimir Putin something he wanted: legitimacy.
“He won the informational war,” Merezhko said, pointing out that Putin appeared as an equal alongside Donald Trump. “He used Trump to show that he is not isolated.”
At a press briefing, Russia’s ambassador to Washington admitted there had been “no major breakthroughs” in talks so far.
He cited two unresolved issues: the return of six Russian diplomatic properties in the U.S. and Moscow’s push to restore direct air travel between the two countries.
“We have prepared the documents, discussions are ongoing,” he said, adding that the Alaska summit could provide fresh “impetus” to speed up normalization.
“They have already given—an impetus to strive for normalization. I hope after this summit there will be an impetus to speed up this work.”
For now, however, Washington has given no public response to Moscow’s proposals
Trump-Putin meeting LIVE updates: Putin invites Trump to Moscow after Alaska Summit on Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday offered to host US President Donald Trump in Moscow, extending the invitation during a press conference following their high-stakes Alaska summit on resolving the Ukraine conflict. “Next time in Moscow,” Putin told Trump in English after the US leader thanked him and remarked that they would “probably see each other again very soon.” Trump replied, “Oh, that’s an interesting one. I’ll get a little heat on that one, but I could see it possibly happening.”
Trump-Putin meeting LIVE updates: First joint US-Russia presidential press conference since 2018
This will mark the first time American and Russian presidents have shared a full-scale news conference since the 2018 Helsinki summit, when Donald Trump suggested he accepted Vladimir Putin’s word over that of US intelligence agencies regarding Russia’s interference in the 2016 election. In contrast, President Joseph R. Biden Jr. and Putin opted against holding a joint press conference during their 2021 meeting in Geneva, which took place months before Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, according to The New York Times.
US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir V. Putin wrapped up their summit in Alaska on Friday without announcing agreement on any issue, including the war in Ukraine, which Trump had identified as his top priority for the talks.
The two leaders met for about two and a half hours, beginning the summit with a handshake.
Trump-Putin meeting LIVE updates: One-on-one meeting to be followed by larger meeting
After their brief one-on-one session, the summit will move for a larger meeting. Joining Trump are Secretary of State Marco Rubio and special envoy Steve Witkoff. Putin is accompanied by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.
Trump-Putin meeting LIVE updates: US considering sanctions on Russian oil giants
According to Bloomberg, the United States is considering imposing sanctions on Russian oil giants Rosneft and Lukoil, among other measures aimed at pressuring President Vladimir Putin to agree to a ceasefire with Ukraine.
Trump-Putin meeting LIVE updates: Putin gets into Trump’s car, both leave for closed door meet
Shortly after landing, both Trump and Putin got into US President’s vehicle, the Beast, and drove off together.
Trump-Putin meeting LIVE updates: Trump brings back Putin from diplomatic isolation, summit begins
Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin met and greeted each other on the tarmac of Alaska’s Elmendorf-Richardson military base. Both the leaders shook hands and headed for a closed door meeting soon after.
Both the leaders have now landed in Alaska and are expected to greet each other shortly.
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Trump-Putin meeting LIVE updates: Putin lands in Alaska
The Kremlin Presidential jet has touched down in Alaska’s Elmendorf-Richardson military base. Russian leader Putin and American President Trump are now both at the Summit venue. Putin has come about 30 minutes after Trump’s touch down.
Trump-Putin meeting LIVE updates: Stage is set for ‘Pursing Peace’
Ahead of the Trump-Putin meeting, WSJ’s White House reporter Meridith McGraw posted a picture of the stage set for a potential press conference by both leaders. The backdrop of the press con stage reads “PURSUING PEACE”.
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Trump-Putin meeting LIVE updates: Putin about to touch down
According to the Sky News, President Putin’s plane is a few minutes away from landing in Alaska.
Trump-Putin meeting LIVE updates: Rubio, Witkoff to join Trump and Putin
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt announced that the planned one-on-one meeting between President Putin and President Trump will be joined by Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff. The broader bilateral session will also feature Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, the New York Times reports.
Trump-Putin meeting LIVE updates: Air Force One lands in Alaska
President Trump has arrived in Alaska for a high-profile meeting with President Vladimir Putin in hopes of brokering a cease-fire in the Ukraine war.
Trump said he was “not going to be happy” if the Russians refuse to go along.
Speaking with reporters aboard Air Force One as he flew to Alaska, Trump said “there’s nothing set in stone” regarding a potential agreement, acknowledging that success was uncertain.
“I want to see a cease-fire rapidly,” he said. “I don’t know if it’s going to be today. But I’m not going to be happy if it’s not today.”
Trump-Putin meeting LIVE updates: US delegations incudes Bessent and Lutnick
The White House has confirmed that today’s one-on-one between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump will now include Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff.
The broader session will also bring in Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed.
Trump-Putin meeting LIVE updates: Air Force One, with Trump aboard, lands
US President’s airplane Air Force One has touched down in Alaska. The Russian govt plane with Putin landed shortly before. Both the leaders will meet at the tarmac.