Overview

• The summit took place at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage and was limited to a private meeting and working lunch between the two presidents and their small delegations.
• Moscow reiterated its demands for recognition of Crimea and parts of Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia, along with Ukrainian neutrality and an end to Western arms transfers.
• Kyiv and EU capitals condemned their exclusion, arguing that any peace process without Ukraine’s direct involvement lacks legitimacy.
• On the battlefield, Russian forces made further advances near Dobropillia and Kramatorsk in the Donetsk region as talks proceeded.
• Neither leader answered journalists’ questions after a brief joint press appearance, leaving details of their discussions opaque.