Russian President Vladimir Putin’s final words at the Alaska summit were delivered with a smile, spoken in an uncharacteristic burst of English.

Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump held a joint news conference following Russia-US talks. President of Russia Vladimir Putin: Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, We held our talks in a constructive and mutually respectful atmosphere, and they have proved substantive and productive.

Both President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin delivered brief remarks, but took no questions, in Alaska.

The former British Ambassador to Russia said Saturday that the high-stakes meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin was a diplomatic victory for Russia.

President Donald Trump is ready to zoom past a ceasefire and get straight to a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine. After his high-stakes summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin and ahead of his meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Trump announced his intention to bring a more final end to the war.

Dmitry Medvedev has traveled a long way from his time as Russian president, when he once stood beside then-US President Barack Obama and declared that “the solution of many world problems depends on the joint will of the United States and Russia.

The much-anticipated summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin began with a warm welcome a military flyover but ended with a thud after the two leaders conceded they had failed to reach any agreements on how to end the Russia-Ukraine war.

A tense exchange between President Donald Trump and former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev escalated into nuclear threats from Moscow, signaling an escalation in the Ukraine conflict. Escalating threats The latest dispute began with a post from Trump on Truth Social in which he warned Medvedev to “watch his words,