Key takeaways from Trump-Putin summit as meeting with Zelenskyy might be next
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The highly anticipated summit in Alaska between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin concluded with no concrete agreements, though both leaders praised the meeting as positive. 

In the joint press event Friday afternoon local time between Trump and Putin, the talks were described as “extremely productive” and “constructive” respectively, but neither leader would comment on what definitive progress was made. 

Trump said going into the talks that he would not be making any deal on Ukraine or address territorial concessions. Instead, he highlighted the need for a second meeting to include Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy – which the Kremlin chief has thus far refused to do. 

President Trump meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska.

U.S. President Donald Trump (R) and Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) hold a meeting at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson on August 15, 2025 in Anchorage, Alaska.  ( Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Trump wouldn’t comment on what the issues were that he and Putin agreed on, nor the issues that remain controversial. 

The president said he would rate the conversation with Putin a “ten” out of ten, in regard to the apparent cordiality of the discussion – in particular, he appreciated the Russian president’s comments when he claimed he would not have invaded Ukraine had Trump won the 2020 presidency. 

Neither Putin nor Trump explained the Kremlin chief’s reasoning behind these comments. 

Russian officials also praised the talks immediately following the summit, though it remains unclear how Zelenskyy or NATO allies will react to discussions, which Trump said he would relay to them immediately following the press event.

Trump didn’t discuss how his conversations went with Zelenskyy or other European leaders. 

Putin and Trump

President Donald Trump, right, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin arrive for a joint press conference at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Friday, Aug. 15, 2025.  ((AP Photo/Jae C. Hong))

Neither NATO nor Zelenskyy’s office immediately responded to Fox News Digital’s questions about the call with Trump, or the apparent outcome of the meeting. 

Both Trump and Putin departed from Anchorage shortly after the summit wrapped. 

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