Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Donald Trump have concluded their meeting in Anchorage, Alaska.
Editorial By Advocatetanmoy
No deal, and no answers, after brief Trump-Putin talks on Ukraine
The great stage of Alaska transformed into a surreal diplomatic circus on 16th August 2025, where Donald Trump arrived with the swagger of a “deal-maker-in-chief” and Vladimir Putin strode in like a czar reclaiming his empire. The choreography was flawless: red carpets converging in a theatrical “T,” a handshake that lingered longer than necessary, and a limousine ride fit for emperors—except one was laughing like a wolf and the other pretending he had domesticated it.
Trump declared “great progress,” though progress was visible only in Putin’s grin, now stretched wide enough to cast a shadow over Europe. “There’s no deal until there’s a deal,” Trump thundered, proving that tautology can be foreign policy. The press, hungry for substance, were instead fed a buffet of riddles, clichés, and abrupt silence as Trump left without taking questions—a rare display of restraint for a man allergic to microphones.
Putin left Alaska draped in unspoken victory, his pariah cloak exchanged for something more regal—perhaps even an American certificate of integrity, gift-wrapped in Trump’s rhetoric. No ceasefire was promised, no sanctions assured, but what emerged was the spectacle of Trump the peace angel who clipped his own wings mid-flight.
Meanwhile, from Delhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is said to be laughing audibly enough to rattle windows in Washington, while Beijing prepares its own chorus of chuckles. In Kyiv, Volodymyr Zelensky sharpens his wit, rumored to be scripting a comedy roast titled “Deal or No Deal: The Trump Edition.”
Thus, the Alaska summit achieved what few summits ever do: it created history without results, diplomacy without clarity, and theatre without end. Trump may claim progress, but the world is left with the image of Putin stepping off American soil like a crowned victor, while Trump waves from the shadows, rehearsing his next line: “We almost had a deal.”
August 16, 2025