The long-anticipated meeting, which did not include Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, was the first time Trump and Putin have met in person since 2019. Trump said after the summit that he will soon call Zelenskyy.
President Donald Trump met for nearly three hours with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska. Trump had described the summit as a first step toward an end to the war in Ukraine.
Trump's treatment of his Russian counterpart came in stark contrast to his public berating of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House earlier this year.