The high-profile summit in Alaska between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday was marked by a friendly tone but ended earlier than expected – and without a deal to end, or even pause, the nearly 3.5-year conflict — the largest land war in Europe since 1945.

Mr. Trump called the 2.5-hour summit “extremely productive” but added, “There’s no deal until there’s a deal.” Mr. Putin, for his part, said he expected the day’s agreements to become “a reference point for solving the Ukrainian problem.” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was excluded. – AP

Stay tuned for Monitor diplomatic correspondent Howard LaFranchi’s analysis in Monday’s Daily. Meanwhile, you can read the full Associated Press story here or learn more about the background and goals of the summit by catching up with this week’s summit coverage here:

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