Russian leader Vladimir Putin has said that Russia continues to act within the framework of the understandings on the war in Ukraine reached with US President Donald Trump during their meeting in Alaska.

Two months after a smiling Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin shook hands at a military base in Alaska in what looked like the start of a U.S.-Russia rapprochement, a top Russian diplomat has raised doubts that the "spirit of Alaska" is still alive.

Russian President Vladimir Putin entered the August 15, 2025, summit in Anchorage, Alaska, with U.S. President Donald Trump with no intention of agreeing to a ceasefire in Ukraine. The meeting aimed to address the Russia-Ukraine war but ended without a ceasefire or formal deal,

The US First Lady said Vladimir Putin had responded to her letter and they have established a "channel of communication".

EADaily, October 10th, 2025. The Kremlin once again stated the importance of the agreements reached during the meeting of the presidents The Russian Federation and the United States of Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump in Alaska.

"The U.S. Secret Service currently lacks a mechanism to reimburse local governments for their support," an agency spokesperson said.

US President Donald Trump’s administration has begun laying off federal workers on Oct 10 during the government shutdown, with a White House budget office spokesperson characterising the layoffs as “substantial” in number. The US health agency confirmed that some of its workers have received layoff notices.

Nearly two months after US President Donald Trump hosted Russian President Vladimir Putin for talks on the Ukraine war, a senior Russian official said on Wednesday that the "powerful momentum" from that meeting has "largely faded.