Overview

• President Vladimir Putin praised Donald Trump’s efforts on conflict resolution and said Moscow and Washington remain within the Anchorage framework, briefing CIS leaders on the talks as Belarus’s Alexander Lukashenko described U.S. proposals on Ukraine.
• Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said Russia made certain concessions at the Alaska summit and called the Anchorage agreements the only working basis for resolving key problems, insisting their potential is not exhausted.
• Trump announced a first‑phase Israel–Hamas arrangement involving hostage releases, an Israeli pullback and prisoner releases, with indirect talks ongoing in Egypt and a stated plan to travel to Egypt for a formal signing.
• First Lady Melania Trump said she has kept an open channel with Putin for three months on the return and welfare of Ukrainian children, while U.S. NATO ambassador Matthew Vitaker said Trump is pressing for a Ukraine settlement and is prepared to expand pressure through sanctions, energy curbs and advanced weapons options.
• Putin signaled possible near‑term announcements of new Russian weapons after successful tests and said only months would be needed to arrange post‑New START limits, as an arms‑control expert urged Washington and Moscow to formalize extensions and begin new talks.