In first remarks after meeting Trump, Putin calls Alaska summit ‘timely and extremely useful’

Trump, who entered the high-stakes summit warning he “won’t be happy” without a ceasefire and threatening “severe consequences” if Moscow refused to cooperate, also shelved his threats and instead called the talks “extremely productive,” after the three-hour meeting with the Russian side that yielded no tangible results.

On Saturday, Trump dropped plans for an immediate ceasefire, writing on Truth Social that “the best way to end the horrific war between Russia and Ukraine is to go directly to a Peace Agreement, and not a mere Ceasefire Agreement, which often do not hold up.”