Vladimir ᴘᴜᴛɪɴ and Donald ᴛʀᴜᴍᴘ (Photo via Getty Images)
Vladimir ᴘᴜᴛɪɴ caught Donald ᴛʀᴜᴍᴘ off guard with a rare public message in English during the 2025 Russia–United States Summit on Friday.

The two world leaders met at the Joint Base Elmendorf–Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, on Friday. ᴛʀᴜᴍᴘ pulled an epic power move by flying a B-52 Bomber over ᴘᴜᴛɪɴ’s head.

The purpose of the meeting was for Donald ᴛʀᴜᴍᴘ to work with Vladimir ᴘᴜᴛɪɴ to negotiate an end to the Russia-Ukraine war, but no deal was reached.

Though they didn’t reach an agreement, ᴛʀᴜᴍᴘ  told reporters it was “a very productive meeting.” The U.S. president vowed to call up NATO and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy before thanking ᴘᴜᴛɪɴ for his time.

When Donald ᴛʀᴜᴍᴘ was done speaking, the Russian president stunned the 79-year-old by making a rare public comment in English. ᴘᴜᴛɪɴ told ᴛʀᴜᴍᴘ their next meeting will happen in Moscow.

“Oh, that’s an interesting one, ᴛʀᴜᴍᴘ said. “I’ll get a little heat on that one, but I could see it possibly happening.”

Zelenskyy met with ᴛʀᴜᴍᴘ and vice president JD Vance at the White House on Feb. 28 to discuss an end to the war and finalize the Ukraine–United States Mineral Resources Agreement. The televised meeting turned heated, with no deal reached.

Donald ᴛʀᴜᴍᴘ ’s Second Term Has Been Marred By Controversy

Donald ᴛʀᴜᴍᴘ (GREG LOVETT/PALM BEACH POST-USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)
The U.S. President has been involved in numerous controversies during his second term in the White House.

From Donald ᴛʀᴜᴍᴘ ’s refusal to release the Epstein files that even had Stephen A. Smith putting him on blast, to pardoning over 1,500 of the Jan. 6 rioters to mass federal layoffs, the man simply hasn’t been able to avoid the negative publicity.