Trump and Putin met at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska on Friday afternoon to discuss an end to Russia’s war on Ukraine, which began more than three years ago. The pair announced “great progress” had been made, but they still did not reach any kind of plan to end the war.

The remarkable move — with one European leader after another announcing that they’ll be at Zelensky’s side when he travels to the White House on Monday — was an apparent effort to ensure that