US President Donald Trump on Friday (local time) described his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska as “very productive,” but acknowledged that a few key issues remain unresolved and that no formal deal has been reached yet.
“We had a very productive meeting, and there were many points that we agreed on. A couple of big ones that we haven’t quite gotten there, but we made some headway. There’s no deal until there’s a deal, so I will call up NATO in a little while, and I will call up the various people that are appropriate. I’ll, of course, call President Zelenskyy and tell him about today’s meeting… We made some great progress today,” Trump said at a joint press conference with Putin.
Reiterating his stance, Trump added, “There’s no deal until there’s a deal,” stressing that he would reach out to NATO and Ukraine for further discussions. “It’s ultimately up to them,” he noted.
The two leaders did not take questions from reporters following their briefing.
Russia’s top economic envoy, Kirill Dmitriev, told CNN that the US “received Russia very well” during the Alaska summit and that the two nations had “lots of issues” on the table. “The US-Russia summit in Alaska has definitely been productive. Some of them are to be agreed and definitely it’s very important that President 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 resistance to this, but we will continue strengthening US-Russia ties,” he added.
The summit agenda included potential ceasefire arrangements, prisoner exchanges, arms-control talks, and broader economic cooperation. While Trump has vowed to “end the Ukraine war quickly,” Putin is seeking recognition of territorial gains and relief from sanctions. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who was not present, said Kyiv is counting on US support and welcomed the idea of a possible trilateral dialogue in the future.
Global markets are closely watching the outcome of the talks, with implications for energy prices, trade flows, and the trajectory of US-Russia relations.
