Talks between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin have ended after more than two and a half hours. The leaders met in a three-on-three meeting along with top advisers a for high-stakes summit in Alaska that could determine the trajectory of the war in Ukraine and the fate of European security.

Trump rolled out the red carpet for Putin in Alaska to reach a breakthrough on ending the war in Ukraine. He left without a peace deal.

Russian ruler Vladimir Putin decided to continue military escalation, including strikes on Ukraine's energy sector and other infrastructure, after his meeting with US President Donald Trump in Alaska and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's rejection of Russia's demands regarding eastern Ukraine.

Trump will meet Putin in Alaska to negotiate a ceasefire in Ukraine. But Zelensky has objected to being left out.

U .S. President Donald Trump gave Russian President Vladimir Putin "what he wanted" by meeting him in Alaska last month, President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an interview with ABC News published on Sept. 7.

Most observers have more doubts than hopes that the upcoming Trump-Putin meeting in Alaska will bring a ceasefire in Ukraine.

"The U.S. Secret Service currently lacks a mechanism to reimburse local governments for their support," an agency spokesperson said.

On August 15, 2025, US President Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin held talks in the US state of Alaska. They led to an unpleasant consequence: Putin decided to continue military escalation, in particular strikes on Ukrainian energy and other infrastructure. The Bloomberg

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that President Donald Trump’s Alaskan summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin gave Putin what he wanted.

President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin leave following a press conference at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson on August 15, 2025 in Anchorage, Alaska. The two leaders are meeting for peace talks aimed at ending the war in Ukraine (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)