Updated August 15, 2025 at 4:42 PM MST

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — President Trump has finished his high-stakes summit with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, and though the two leaders touted progress over ending the war in Ukraine they did not announce any steps toward reaching a ceasefire.

After several hours of talks on Friday, the leaders took their positions on a stage behind two lecterns inside a press filing center at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson flanked by U.S. and Russian flags. The backdrop behind them read "Pursuing Peace."

Trump said the two leaders "made some headway, but that there "was no deal until there's a deal."

"There were many, many points that we agreed on, most of them. I would say a couple of big ones that we haven't quite got there," Trump said.

Andrew Harnik

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