Trump Says ‘No Deal Until There’s a Deal’ After Meeting With Putin

President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet during a US-Russia summit on Ukraine at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, on Aug. 15, 2025. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images

Lawmakers Split on Party Lines About Trump–Putin Summit

By Joseph Lord and Nathan Worcester

Aug 15

U.S. President Donald Trump greets Russian President Vladimir Putin on the tarmac after they arrived at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, on Aug. 15, 2025. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP

U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin met in Alaska on Aug. 15 to discuss an end to the Russian–Ukrainian conflict, and lawmakers’ reactions are largely falling along party lines.

The summit ended without any firm commitments to ending the conflict, with Trump commenting during a joint press conference, “There’s no deal until there’s a deal.”

Putin announced that the two nations had nevertheless come to a broad agreement on several issues, including the security of Ukraine.

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By Nathan Worcester

Aug 15

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