Overview

• The summit ended without a ceasefire agreement or binding commitments, and Ukraine was excluded from substantive discussions.
• The White House staged red-carpet honors and a B-2/F-22 flyover at Joint Base Elmendorf–Richardson as a show of force.
• U.S. lawmakers from both parties condemned the pomp as an embarrassing defeat for American diplomacy, noting Putin’s ICC arrest warrant.
• Analysts such as Eric Edelman argue the military display backfired by elevating Putin’s international stature and signaling that sanctions may lack real bite.
• Russian state media celebrated the visit as a diplomatic triumph and claimed that a private limo ride sealed undisclosed agreements on dividing Ukraine.