Overview

• The Anchorage talks featured a deferential red-carpet welcome for Putin and lasted roughly three hours, but ended without a written ceasefire or concrete peace terms for Ukraine.
• Ukrainian forces reported continued Russian assaults during the summit, including an Iskander-M ballistic missile strike and 85 Shahed attack drones.
• President Zelensky accepted President Trump’s invitation to travel to Washington on Monday for trilateral discussions with the United States and Russia.
• EU and NATO leaders issued a joint declaration rejecting any Russian veto over Ukraine’s membership prospects and demanding unconditional security guarantees for Kyiv.
• Russian state media and a strengthening ruble framed the meeting as a diplomatic triumph for Putin; Ukrainian and Western outlets denounced it as political theater without substance.