US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin concluded nearly three hours of talks at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage on 15 August without securing a ceasefire in Ukraine, but both leaders described the session as "extremely productive." Trump said "many points were agreed to," while cautioning that "there’s no deal until there’s a deal." Putin called the encounter a potential starting point for rebuilding ties and ending the conflict. Trump told reporters he would immediately brief NATO leaders and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the discussions, adding that only a few outstanding issues—one of them "the most significant"—remain unresolved. Neither side disclosed details of the proposals under consideration, and the presidents took no questions from the press. The Alaska meeting was the first face-to-face summit between the two leaders since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Trump, who has pledged to end the war swiftly, suggested a follow-up meeting that could include Zelenskyy, while Putin signaled openness to hosting further talks in Moscow. Despite the absence of a breakthrough, the encounter marks the most substantive engagement between Washington and Moscow on the war in more than a year.