Red Carpet, Zero Concessions: Trump–Putin Alaska Summit Delivers Optics, Not Peace

Anchorage rolled out the pomp: a red carpet, military pageantry, even a shared limo ride. After roughly three hours behind closed doors at Joint Base Elmendorf–Richardson, the Trump–Putin summit ended where it began—long on theater, short on results for Ukraine. No ceasefire. No roadmap. No leverage applied.

Trump sold the meeting as “productive,” repeating his line that he wants the killing to stop. He left Alaskans—and the world—with familiar catchphrases and the promise of future calls, not a concrete mechanism to silence Russian artillery. The B-2 flyover and ceremonial trappings did their job on optics; substance never caught up.

Putin looked comfortable, even triumphant—the guest who knows he’s al

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