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A ‘Ten’ Out of Ten: The Trump-Russia Summit in Pictures

Olivia Pero • August 17, 2025

President Donald Trump rated his conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin a “ten” out of ten after the two met in Alaska on Friday for peace talks regarding the Ukraine war. Russia is also suggesting great progress has been made.

The U.S.-Russia summit took place at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska.

While neither Trump nor Putin said what the specific outcome of the summit was, Trump emphasized the need for a second meeting with both Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy—which Putin has refused to do so far.

Here’s a look at Friday’s historic meeting.

A 'Ten' Out of Ten: The Trump-Russia Summit in Pictures — President Donald Trump did an exclusive interview with FOX News journalist Bret Baier aboard Air Force One ahead of the U.S.-Russia summit. (Andrew Harnik via Getty Images)

Putin was treated to a show of U.S. airpower strength as a B-2 Spirit bomber and four F-35 fighter jets flew overhead while he met Trump on the tarmac.

A B-2 bomber flanked by four F-25 fighters fly overhead against an overcast sky. — A B-2 bomber (C) and four F-35 fighter jets fly overhead as US President Donald Trump greets Russian President Vladimir Putin on the tarmac after they arrived at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, on August 15, 2025. (ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)

Before and during the historic summit, protesters gathered in Alaska, blasting Putin for his war against Ukraine and Trump for being a stooge of the Russian strongman.

Protester stands with a blue and yellow-trimmed sign with a caricature of Trump and Putin playing chess, with the sign reading "Support Ukraine No Deals By Convicted Felons, War Criminals." — Demonstrators wave flags and hold signs as they rally in support of Ukraine along Seward Highway in Anchorage, Alaska, on August 14, 2025, on the eve of the scheduled meeting between the US and Russian presidents. (REW ANGERER/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump returned to Washington without the ceasefire he’d been seeking, but with plans to meet Monday at the White House with Zelenskyy with a focus on negotiating a comprehensive peace.

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