While the Russia-Ukraine conflict remains unresolved, an important understanding was likely reached on managing issues professionally and confidentially, away from sensational media coverage—as reflected in the absence of press interaction. If both leaders honor this understanding, it could mark a significant step forward—and we are confident that President Putin will. This discreet, careful approach to diplomacy may be the summit’s key outcome, potentially reducing the risk of a global military confrontation.

The summit marked the first meeting between Trump and Putin since Trump’s 2024 re-election and was Putin’s first visit to the U.S. since 2015.

And now that the summit is over, let’s enjoy the contortions of the mainstream media, already scrambling to spin the results in whatever light they’ve been paid to portray.