It only makes sense that we’ve met here, because our countries though separated by the ocean are close neighbors,” Putin said in Anchorage.

Russia hailed the summit as "very positive," while U.S. and European leaders urged Trump to push harder for a ceasefire.

U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin will talk face-to-face to discuss what it would take to end the war in Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will not be present.