What summit means for Trump, Putin and Ukraine

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US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin have left Alaska with out reaching an settlement for a ceasefire in Ukraine.

After an virtually three-hour assembly, the leaders delivered a joint assertion to the media earlier than leaving with out taking questions.

Three BBC correspondents who're in Anchorage for the summit assess what it means for the US and Russian leaders in addition to what occurs subsequent within the conflict in Ukraine.

Assembly dents Trump's fame as a dealmaker

By North America correspondent Anthony Zurcher

"There is no deal till there is a deal," Donald Trump stated early in his post-summit remarks right here in Anchorage.

It was a roundabout approach of conceding that after a number of hours of talks, there isn't any deal. No ceasefire. Nothing tangible to report.

The president stated that he and Vladimir Putin made "some nice progress", however with little particulars about what that is likely to be, it is left to the world's creativeness.

"We did not get there," he later stated, earlier than exiting the room with out taking any questions from the tons of of gathered reporters.

Trump travelled a good distance solely to provide such imprecise statements, even when America's European allies and Ukrainian officers could also be relieved he didn't provide unilateral concessions or agreements that might have undermined future negotiations.

For the person who likes to tout himself as a peacemaker and a dealmaker, it seems that Trump will depart Alaska with neither.

There are additionally no indications {that a} future summit that features Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is forthcoming, Putin's "subsequent time in Moscow" quip about their subsequent assembly however.

Whereas Trump had much less at stake throughout these negotiations than Ukraine or Russia, it nonetheless will put a dent in his home and worldwide status after earlier guarantees that this assembly had solely a 25% probability of failure.

What's extra, the president needed to endure the obvious indignity of standing silent as Putin began off the press-conference-that-wasn't with intensive opening remarks. It was a marked distinction than the traditional routine within the Oval Workplace, when the US president usually holds courtroom whereas his international counterpart appears to be like on with out remark.

Whereas Alaska is American territory, Putin appeared extra at house in what his officers like to notice was as soon as "Russian America" earlier than its nineteenth Century sale to the US. That will eat on the American president over the approaching days, as will press protection that may current this summit as a flop.

The massive query now - one reporters have been unable to ask on Friday - is whether or not Trump will determine to impose his much-threatened new sanctions on Russia as punishment.

The president partially addressed that within the pleasant confines of a Fox Information interview earlier than flying out, saying that he would take into account such a transfer "possibly in two weeks, three weeks". However given the president promised "extreme penalties" if Russia didn't transfer in direction of a ceasefire, such a unspecific reply might immediate extra questions than it solutions.

Putin will get his second within the international highlight

By Steve Rosenberg, Russia editor

When is a "press convention" not a press convention?

When there aren't any questions.

There was palpable shock within the corridor when Presidents Putin and Trump left the rostrum as quickly as they'd delivered their statements – with out taking any questions.

Members of the Russian delegation, too, left the room swiftly with out answering any of the questions journalists have been shouting at them.

Clear indicators that in the case of the conflict in Ukraine, Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump nonetheless have a serious distinction of opinion.

Donald Trump has been pushing for a Russian ceasefire. Vladimir Putin did not give it to him.

There was a really completely different vibe earlier within the day. President Trump had rolled out the pink carpet for Vladimir Putin, treating the Kremlin chief as an honoured visitor.

The Russian president obtained his second within the geo-political limelight, sharing the stage with the chief of the world's strongest nation.

However how will Trump react to what occurred? He nonetheless hasn't managed to steer Putin to finish Russia's conflict in Ukraine.

Beforehand he'd threatened a harder strategy to Russia, with ultimatums, deadlines and warnings of extra sanctions if Moscow ignored requires a ceasefire.

He hasn't adopted by.

Will he?

Watch: 'A good distance for nothing?' Anthony Zurcher and Steve Rosenberg have been within the room for the non-press convention

A sigh of aid from Ukraine - however worry for what's subsequent

By Vitaliy Shevchenko, Russia Editor BBC Monitoring

What simply occurred in Anchorage might really feel anti-climactic for a lot of, however in Kyiv there can be sighs of aid that no "deal" has been introduced that might value Ukraine territory.

Folks of Ukraine may even know that each one of their key offers with Russia have ended up damaged, so even when one had been introduced right here in Anchorage, they might have been sceptical.

Ukrainians can be alarmed, nonetheless, that on the joint look in entrance of the media Vladimir Putin but once more spoke of the "root causes" of the battle and stated solely their elimination would result in lasting peace.

Translated from Kremlin-speak, this implies he's nonetheless decided to pursue the unique goal of his "particular army operation" - which is to dismantle Ukraine as an impartial state. Three-and-a-half years of Western efforts have did not make him change his thoughts, and that now contains the Alaska summit.

The uncertainty that persists after the assembly can also be worrying. What occurs subsequent? Will Russia's assaults proceed unabated?

The previous few months have seen a succession of Western deadlines that got here and went with out penalties, and threats that have been by no means carried out. Ukrainians see this as an invite for Putin to proceed his assaults. They could see the obvious lack of progress achieved Anchorage in the identical gentle.