ANCHORAGE, Alaska – 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.

1. Putin leapfrogs Trump in speaking order

Trump permitted Putin to open the press conference that closed the summit, an expected detour from traditional diplomacy.

"I expect that today's agreement will be the starting point, not only for the solution of the Ukrainian nation, but also will hel

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