Putin Invites Trump to Hold Next Talks in Moscow After Alaska Summit

Russian President Vladimir Putin closed his joint appearance with U.S. President Donald Trump in Anchorage, Alaska, by proposing that their next round of talks be held “next time in Moscow.” The invitation followed a summit that lasted more than two and a half hours and was aimed at advancing negotiations over Russia’s war in Ukraine. Trump replied that the idea was “interesting” and that he “could see it happening,” while acknowledging he would “get a little heat” at home for traveling to Russia. No date or agenda for a Moscow meeting was announced. Both leaders said the Alaska discussions made “great progress,” though they offered no details and stopped short of declaring a cease-fire. A follow-up session in Moscow would mark Trump’s first visit to Russia since returning to the White House and would signal a deepening of direct U.S.–Russian diplomacy on the conflict.