Overview

• The summit opened at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage with a last-minute shift from a private one-on-one format to a witnessed three-on-three meeting.
• President Trump urged a rapid ceasefire and warned he would be “not happy” if no truce was reached, stressing he aims to bring Ukraine to the table rather than negotiate on its behalf.
• The arrival ceremony featured a red-carpet handshake and a Cold War-era military display, including a B-2 stealth bomber and F-22 fighter jets flying overhead.
• Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky and European leaders were not invited, raising alarms that any deal could freeze the conflict on terms favorable to Russia without Kyiv’s consent.
• Moscow has signaled conditional willingness to freeze front lines in exchange for legal limits on NATO expansion and eased sanctions, and the Kremlin has suggested talks could extend for hours and include a follow-on three-way summit if progress is made.