Overview

• The three-hour talks in Anchorage ended without a ceasefire or formal pact despite both presidents calling the meeting constructive.
• Within two days, Trump pivoted from pushing an immediate truce to negotiating a broader settlement that could involve territorial and security trade-offs.
• He extended an invitation to President Zelenski for follow-up talks at the White House and proposed a potential trilateral summit with Putin.
• Ukrainian and European officials insist on Kyiv’s direct participation in any deal and demand robust safeguards to bar recognition of territories seized by force.
• Russian drone and missile strikes continued during and after the summit, underscoring the challenges of verifying and enforcing any future agreement.