• “No deal until there’s a deal”: US President Donald Trump said he and Russian President Vladimir Putin made “great progress” but did not emerge from yesterday’s summit with a deal on the war in Ukraine.
• Onus on Ukraine: In an interview on Fox tonight, Trump put the onus on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to negotiate a ceasefire, saying there would soon be a meeting set up between Zelensky and Putin. “They both want me there,” Trump said.
• Key details unclear: Both leaders have left Alaska after spending about six hours on the ground. Putin also characterized the talks positively but neither leader took questions after reading statements to reporters. Here are our takeaways from the summit.
US President Donald Trump had a lengthy conversation with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky on his flight back from Alaska.
Trump touched down at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland just after 2 a.m. ET after his summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin wrapped up.
