It only makes sense that we’ve met here, because our countries though separated by the ocean are close neighbors,” Putin said in Anchorage.

After an almost three-hour meeting, the leaders delivered a joint statement to the media before leaving without taking questions ANALYSIS | AGENCIES | US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin have left Alaska without reaching an agreement for a ceasefire in Ukraine.

President Trump landed at 10:20 a.m. local time at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, for a high-stakes meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin as he tries to broker a cease-fire between Russia and Ukraine.