President Donald Trump ’s self-described “high stakes” summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin ended as abruptly as it was announced – and without a deal for peace between Russia and Ukraine .

Here are five takeaways from Friday’s hourslong summit at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, the pair’s first of Trump’s second administration and the first between a United States and Russian president since Putin started his war against Ukraine in 2022.

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