US President Donald Trump said he and Russian President Vladimir Putin “made some headway” and “great progress” in their bilateral meeting, but added that “there’s no deal until there’s a deal.”
“I will call up NATO in a little while. I will call up the various people that I think are appropriate. And I’ll, of course, call up President [Volodymyr] Zelensky and tell him about today’s meeting. It’s ultimately up to them,” Trump said after today’s summit in Anchorage, Alaska.
“We had an extremely productive meeting, and many points were agreed to,” Trump said, adding, “We didn’t get there, but we have a very good chance of getting there.”
Trump added that Ukraine would have to “agree” with what Secretary of State Marco Rubio, special envoy Steve Witkoff and others in his administration discussed with Putin today, though he did not delve into specifics on any framework for a deal.
Trump and Putin took no questions after their statements.
Putin kicked of remarks and spoke for about eight minutes. Trump, who is known for typically longer and at times free-wheeling news conferences, only spoke for about four minutes.
“I’m going to start making a few phone calls and tell them what happened,” Trump said.
