President Donald Trump and Russian Federation President Vladimir Putin appeared in an amicable but short media briefing before reporters on Friday, where no deal was announced.

In the days leading up to the summit, Trump expressed optimism that the discussions would move toward a ceasefire and peace talks between Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Trump had projected just a 25% chance of failure for the meeting.

'We have a very good chance of getting there. We didn't get there, but we have a good shot of getting there.'

Trump said there had been some progress and that the meeting was a beginning for negotiations, but he did not say whether he would follow through on a threat to sanction Russia if they did not reach a deal.

Trump arrived in Alaska's Joint Base Elmendorf-

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