So there was this big meeting in Anchorage between Trump and Putin, with all the usual fanfare - fighter jets, red carpet, even some hopeful "Pursuing Peace" signs around. But after like three hours of talking, they came out saying they made progress without actually saying what that progress was.
No surprise, nothing concrete got done. Trump kept talking about wanting a ceasefire, but that clearly wasn't happening. Instead, he kinda shifted the blame to Ukraine's president, saying it was on him to "make a deal." Typical political stuff where everyone walks away without really solving anything.
Trump talked after Putin at the press conference, saying they actually agreed on most things. He mentioned there were still a couple big issues they hadn't fully worked out yet, but they'd made some progress. Then he dropped that classic line about how nothing's final until it's actually final. You know how he is with those sayings.
They walked off stage without taking any questions.
Kind of a weird way to wrap up what was supposed to be this big, flashy meeting. But hey, at least it put Putin back in the mix diplomatically, even if nobody really knows what went down behind closed doors.
All the formal stuff and fancy settings couldn’t hide the obvious, though. From the second they sat down, it was clear Trump had his work cut out for him.