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'A long way for nothing?' BBC correspondents on Alaska meeting
Joel Gunter
Reporting from Kyiv
Russia launched 85 drones at Ukraine overnight as Trump and Putin met in Alaska, Ukraine’s Air Force says this morning.
The air force says 61 of the drones were intercepted and shot down.
The Sumy, Chernihiv, and Dnipropetrovsk regions were targeted, but there were no reports of casualties.
Meanwhile Russia says it destroyed nearly 30 Ukrainian drones overnight.
Steve Rosenberg
Russia editor
Image source, EPATrump and Putin were pictured on the sidelines of the brief summit
This meeting in Alaska has not produced what President Trump had been hoping for – a Russian ceasefire.
It gave President Putin plenty, though: a red-carpet welcome, a day in the geo-political limelight, and the chance to share a stage with the leader of the world’s most powerful country.
Lots of pluses, then, for Moscow – without Moscow making any noticeable compromise or concessions over its war in Ukraine.
In recent weeks President Trump has been threatening to take a tougher approach to Russia over its unwillingness to cease fire in Ukraine.
So far, though, the White House hasn’t followed through on its threat.
At the end of July Donald Trump set Vladimir Putin an ultimatum – end the war in Ukraine within 10 days or face even more sanctions.
The Kremlin leader did not stop fighting.
Instead of sanctions he got an invitation from Donald Trump to a summit.
Image source, Pool via ReutersBefore the Alaska talks took place, Zelensky met virtually with a number of European leaders to discuss the meeting
We can bring you further details from the call between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky.
The leaders of some Nato countries joined for part of the conversation, which took place while Trump was returning from the Alaska talks. Here's who we know took part:
Jack Fenwick
Political correspondent
Keir Starmer is currently talking to President Zelensky for the second time this morning, BBC News understands.
He’s on a group call with European Nato leaders and Ukraine’s president.
It’s understood to be a similar group to the one which took part in a call with President Trump earlier. But Trump has not joined this second call.
Joel Gunter
Reporting from Kyiv
Image source, Volodymyr Zelensky/TelegramMore now for Volodymyr Zelensky's statement - his first public comments since Trump and Putin's talks in Alaska.
President Zelensky says he has had a “long and substantive” conversation with President Trump - first one-on-one and then with European leaders.
In a written statement, Zelensky says the Ukrainian and US presidents spoke for about an hour one-on-one.
The statement is relatively short on substance but very rich on positive sentiment - a reflection of Ukraine’s recent efforts to maintain good relations with Trump after the two leaders’ disastrous Oval Office meeting in February.
Ukrainians were deeply unhappy to be left out of the summit in Alaska, and Zelensky emphasises in the statement that all three leaders should be present for the next round of talks.
He also stresses the importance of European leaders being present “at every stage to ensure reliable security guarantees together with America”.
The presence of European leaders is seen by many Ukrainians as a bulwark against the possibility of Trump - who is known to be susceptible to flattery - being influenced by Putin.
Ukraine President Zelensky says he will meet President Trump for talks in Washington DC on Monday.
In an update on Telegram he says he is "grateful for the invitation".
We'll bring you more from Zelensky's statement shortly.
Ukraine's Presidential Office has confirmed Zelensky has spoken with Trump this morning.
It says: "It was a lengthy call — initially between Presidents Zelensky and Trump, after which the European leaders joined in."
As a reminder, Zelensky wasn't involved in Friday's discussions between Trump and Putin. The US president has previously suggested there could be a second meeting - this time involving Zelensky - if the initial talks go well.
Jack Fenwick
Political correspondent
Image source, EPAStarmer and Zelensky met in Downing Street on Thursday in a show of support ahead of the summit
Downing Street has confirmed that Prime Minister Keir Starmer has spoken to both Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky since the Alaska talks.
He joined a call - along with other European leaders of Nato countries - this morning.
Downing Street says Starmer would speak to European leaders again shortly.
Image source, ReutersDonald Trump emerges from Air Force One and walks straight down the stairs.
Image source, Getty ImggesHe immediately enters a black car, which then drives off.
He doesn't make any comments to reporters.
Image source, Getty Images
Image source, PoolAir Force One is still sitting on the tarmac at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland.
The steps are out and we're waiting for Donald Trump to leave the plane - watch it live above.
President Trump had a "lengthy call" with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky during the flight back to Washington DC, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt says.
Trump is currently on the phone with Nato leaders, she tells reporters.
Donald Trump's Air Force One plane has completed its journey back from Anchorage, according to reporters travelling with the president.
The plane landed at Joint Base Andrews around 02:00 local time (07:00 BST).
In case you're just joining us, let's take a look back at how Friday's talks unfolded - in pictures.
Image source, ReutersTrump and Putin shake hands as they meet on the runway in Anchorage, Alaska
Image source, EPAThe two leaders posed for photos on the tarmac before leaving in the same car
Image source, Pool via REUTERSPutin and Trump rode to the summit together in the US presidential car - The Beast
Image source, ReutersThe Russian leader's visit was met with demonstrations in support of Ukraine
Image source, Getty ImagesThe two leaders were joined by a number of their top officials for talks - including US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Foreign Policy Adviser Yuri Ushakov.
Image source, ReutersReporters were allowed into the room before the talks began, and tried to ask questions without much success. At one point, Putin shouted a response to someone but it was unclear what he said
Image source, Getty ImagesThe meeting captured the nation's attention - here's a couple of New Yorkers watching the meeting from a laundrette
Image source, Bloomberg via Getty ImagesAfter their summit, Trump and Putin give statements to the press and shook hands in front of a banner reading: "Pursuing Peace"
You can see more of the best pictures from the day in this piece from the BBC's Visual Journalism team:
With the UK and Europe just waking up, we are still waiting on some key players to respond to Friday's talks:
Volodymyr Zelensky
We haven't yet heard anything from the Ukrainian president, who wasn't invited to the summit in Alaska.
After a meeting with European leaders earlier this week, Trump promised his first phone call would be to the Ukrainian leader.
Keir Starmer - and other European leaders
The UK prime minister, who has been a staunch supporter of Ukraine, is yet to make any public comment on the summit.
Zelensky paid a visit to Downing Street earlier in the week where the two leaders said they shared a "powerful sense of unity".
Second summit?
A couple of days ago, Trump touted the possibility of a second meeting involving himself and Putin - if talks on Friday went well.
This, he said, would include Zelensky.
Speaking after talks today, Putin suggested he could meet with Trump again, "next time in Moscow". We've not yet heard any further detail about any further talks.
Jack Fenwick
Political correspondent
Image source, EPAStarmer invited Zelensky to Downing Street in the run-up to the summit as a show of support
Right now it’s a waiting game for the UK government. Here in Downing Street discussions are ongoing about how best to respond to the overnight talks.
The unknowns - unusual for a summit like this - have made it much more difficult for ministers to respond quickly.
I have spoken to a senior Downing Street source within the last hour, but they were keeping tight-lipped about how the rest of the day might play out.
Last night the Foreign Office minister Stephen Doughty told BBC Radio 4 that Ukraine must be able to take decisions about its own future - and that position is unlikely to change.
In recent months Prime Minister Keir Starmer has co-ordinated some foreign policy decisions with allies such as France, Germany and Canada. It wouldn’t surprise me if conversations with those countries are also happening right now.
Joel Gunter
Reporting from Kyiv
Oleksandr Merezhko, the chair of Ukraine’s parliamentary committee on foreign affairs, tells me this morning he thinks the most striking aspect of the summit was Trump’s warm treatment of Putin.
“In my mind I cannot help but think back to this disgusting scene in the Oval Office – the meeting with Zelensky,” he says, referring to Trump’s February clash with the Ukrainian president at the White House.
Watch Zelensky, Vance and Trump get into angry exchange over Ukraine war in February's Oval Office meeting
“The Ukrainian president was treated very aggressively. And last night we watched the enemy of the United States, Putin, being treated warmly, welcomed as a huge personality.”
From here in Kyiv, Trump’s deference to Putin looks like a humiliation for the US, Merezhko says.
But it is also a blow for Ukraine. “The United States is our ally. Putin is an enemy, a dictator,” the MP says. “It reminds us again that we can only really rely on ourselves.”
Merezhko says he is also struck that it was only two months ago that an American citizen was killed by a Russian strike on Kyiv.
“America has always been proud that the president stands for its citizens,” he says. “Now here is the president, shaking hands with someone responsible for killing an American citizen.”
Emily Atkinson
Live editor
Image source, Getty ImagesFive hours ago, Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin departed the summit in Alaska without reaching an agreement to end the fighting in Ukraine.
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Joel Gunter
Reporting from Kyiv
Image source, Getty ImagesDonald Trump hand-delivered a letter to Vladimir Putin from his wife, Melania Trump, at the summit in Alaska, which raised the plight of children in Ukraine and Russia, White House officials told Reuters news agency.
The first lady, who was born in Slovenia, was not on the trip, but the officials said her letter mentioned the abductions of children during the war.
The government in Kyiv estimates that at least 19,500 Ukrainian children have been deported, external and forcibly displaced from their homes to Russia and Russian-occupied territories since the full scale invasion began in February 2022.
The issue is a hugely sensitive one here in Ukraine, where many believe that no peace deal should be made without an agreement for the return of all those abducted.
In 2023, the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Putin and his children's rights commissioner, Maria Lvova-Belova for the alleged unlawful deportation of children.
Image source, EPA
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