President Vladimir Putin of Russia and President Donald Trump of the United States held a meeting at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Alaska on August 15

According to the Kremlin, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev congratulated the Russian leader on the successful talks aiming to reach a lasting settlement to the Ukrainian crisis

Secretary of State Marco Rubio and special envoy Steve Witkoff argued in media appearances that the summit in Alaska represented 'progress,' but emphasized that 'big areas of…