The war in Ukraine will continue and Vladimir Putin has outmanoeuvred yet another US president.
These are the realities arising from the much-heralded meeting here in Alaska between Donald Trump and the Russian leader.
This was vintage Putin, who spent years studying the art of psychological war and subterfuge as he rose through the ranks of the notorious Soviet intelligence service, the KGB.
Vladimir Putin leaves Alaska with a complete victory over Donald TrumpBy Americas editor John Lyons