Trump hails 'great progress' during Putin summit, but says no deal reached

By Michael Hernandez

WASHINGTON (AA) - US President Donald Trump said Friday that he and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, made “great progress” at a historic summit in Alaska, but acknowledged that they did not reach an agreement to end the war in Ukraine.

Putin and Trump struck upbeat notes after they met behind closed doors for more than three hours, with the US president saying they "had a very productive meeting."

"There were many, many points that we agreed on, most of them, I would say, a couple of big ones that we haven't quite gotten there, but we've made some headway. So, there's no deal until there's a deal," Trump said, indicating he would soon call Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European leaders to apprise them of the talks.

"There are just a very few that are left. Some are not that significant. One is probably the most significant, but we have a very good chance of getting there. We didn't get there, but we have a very good chance of getting there," he added.