- As the two leaders wrapped up their remarks at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Trump thanked Putin and remarked that they would “probably” meet again soon.
- Before the talks, Trump warned of “severe consequences” if Putin refused to halt the conflict.
- However, during his post-summit remarks, he announced no new measures or threats.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has proposed that his next meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump take place in Moscow, following their high-stakes summit in Alaska, which ended Friday without securing a ceasefire in the Ukraine war.
As the two leaders wrapped up their remarks at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Trump thanked Putin and remarked that they would “probably” meet again soon.
Putin, switching briefly to English, replied: “Next time in Moscow.”
Trump, smiling, acknowledged the potential controversy of such a visit. “Oh, that’s an interesting one. I’ll get a little heat on that one, but I could see it possibly happening,” he said.
Both leaders left Anchorage shortly after the summit — Putin departed by plane after visiting the Fort Richardson Memorial Cemetery to honor Soviet soldiers, while Trump boarded Air Force One for the six-hour flight back to Washington.
The Alaska summit had been billed as a chance to press for an end to Russia’s war on Ukraine. Before the talks, Trump warned of “severe consequences” if Putin refused to halt the conflict. However, during his post-summit remarks, he announced no new measures or threats.
Trump also offered no clarity on when a potential follow-up meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy might occur, though he assured Putin: “We’ll speak to you very soon, and probably see you again very soon.”
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