Russia gained from the Putin-Trump summit, but Ukraine's peace remains a far way to go.

The act of meeting and the nature of the interaction were such that the summit did considerable damage to the U.S. and broader western position on Ukraine.

Meetings in Alaska and Washington were high on pomp and low on breakthroughs, but there were two potentially significant developments.

The Alaska Summit resest US-Russia relations, with Trump shifting on Ukraine, leaving Europe sidelined and raising questions over future security.

Russia gained from the Putin-Trump summit, but Ukraine's peace remains a far way to go.