Overview

• The Anchorage summit on August 14–15 ended without a ceasefire or formal agreement to halt Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
• Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the talks produced “potential areas of agreement” but declined to name any specific concessions from either side.
• Rubio repeatedly deflected questions from ABC’s Martha Raddatz and Fox’s Maria Bartiromo, arguing that publicizing details would undermine private diplomacy.
• Hostilities in Ukraine have persisted unabated since the summit, with no halt to fighting or prisoner-exchange framework in place.
• Excluding Ukraine from the high-level meeting has deepened doubts among allies and observers about the legitimacy and enforceability of any U.S.-brokered peace framework.