An Associated Press photographer who attended the U.S.-Russia summit in Alaska Friday said she was struck by the warm body language between the two leaders.

The much-anticipated summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin began with a warm welcome and a flyover by screaming jets at a U.S. military base in Alaska but ended with a thud Friday after they conceded that they had failed to reach any agreements on how to end the Russia-Ukraine war.

"They shook hands, they talked, they walked together and Putin even wagged his finger at Trump," said AP photographer Julia Nikhinson.

After about 2 1/2 hours of talks at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, the two men appeared before reporters for what had been billed as a joint news conference — but they took no questions.

"We were expecting questions, but it was immediately obvious that the outcome wasn't what was expected. There were no questions and the press conference ended relatively quickly and we were soon back on Air Force One," Nikhinson said.

During a subsequent interview with Fox News Channel before leaving Alaska, Trump insisted that the onus going forward might be somehow on Zelenskyy “to get it done,” but said there would also be some involvement from European nations.

That was notable since Zelenskyy was excluded from Trump and Putin's meeting.

The U.S. president had wanted to show off his deal-making skills, while Putin wanted to negotiate a deal that would cement Russia’s gains, block Kyiv’s bid to join the NATO military alliance and eventually pull Ukraine back into Moscow’s orbit.