Anchorage, Alaska —

With fighter jets, a red carpet and a hopeful slogan — “Pursuing Peace” — plastered on the wall, President Donald Trump welcomed his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin for a summit in Alaska on Friday whose results remained entirely unclear once it abruptly ended.

After meeting for nearly three hours, the two men emerged to proclaim progress. But they exited their scheduled news conference without explaining what, exactly, they have achieved.

One thing that was evident: There was no deal made.

“There were many, many points that we agreed on – most of them, I would say,” Trump said, speaking after Putin. “A couple of big ones that we haven’t quite gotten there, but we’ve made some headway.”

“There’s no deal until there’s a deal,” Trump pronounced.

He and Puti

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