ANCHORAGE, the United States – US President Donald Trump said Friday he had a "very productive meeting" with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Anchorage, Alaska, but the summit ended without a deal on the Ukraine crisis.

The meeting lasted about three hours. It was the first face-to-face meeting between the presidents of the two countries since 2021.

The two presidents held a joint press conference after concluding their talks at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, the most populous city in the US state of Alaska.

Trump said they agreed on "many points", adding that the two sides made some headway, though no deal was reached.

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Putin said he agreed that the security of Ukraine should be ensured, and an agreement he reached with Trump would pave the way toward peace in Ukraine.

Standing side by side on stage for just over 10 minutes, both leaders indicated that progress had been made during their face-to-face talks, but no concrete deal was produced.

Putin said the negotiations took place in a "constructive atmosphere of mutual respect" and that a personal meeting between the heads of state had been "long overdue."

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"Everything that's happening is a tragedy for us and a terrible wound," and Russia is sincerely interested in ending it, he said.

The Russian leader stressed that efforts must address the "primary causes" of the conflict and warned Ukraine and European countries not to "throw a wrench in the works".

Trump described the talks as "extremely productive" and said "great progress" had been made.

Before the talks began, the two leaders arrived separately at the military base by plane, then shook hands and exchanged greetings.

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Trump and Putin walked toward a blue stage bearing the large words "ALASKA 2025" and posed for photographs, without taking questions. They then shared the same limousine and rode together to the meeting venue.

The two presidents had initially been expected to meet one-on-one, followed by a broader session with their delegations, according to the White House. However, the opening of the talks revealed that US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff, as well as Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov, joined the summit for three-on-three discussions.