Putin's facial expressions.

Trump had previously said he would “leave very quickly” if he saw Putin wasn’t serious. The meeting has now been underway for more than 30 minutes.

NEW: YPG/SDF besieged the Arab-populated towns of Granij and Kashqiya in Deir Ezzor.

Source: Al Jazeera

NEW: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said he expected that the U.S. would lift some sanctions on Russia after the meeting between Putin and Trump.

“They will definitely lift them off someone, that’s for sure.”

Many leaders in European capitals were still holding their breath, nervous that once Putin and Trump were in the same room, the outcome could veer sharply in Russia’s favor.

Source: Washington Post

NEW: Russian Defense Minister Belousov will take part in the negotiations between Putin and Trump in an expanded format.

Russian Foreign Ministry Spox. Zakharova:

Western media... for three years they talked about Russia's isolation, and today they saw the red carpet with which the Russian President was welcomed in the US.

NEW: According to Syrian media outlets’ reports clashes between the Internal Security Forces and Israeli backed Al-Hijri militias on Qarasa and Dama axes in the west of the governorate.

Fox News: Hillary Clinton says if you can get a peace deal, she'll nominate you for the Nobel Peace Prize...

Trump: I may have to start liking her again.

In Alaska, preparations are underway for the press conference of Putin and Trump.

NEW: President Trump, Marco Rubio, and Steve Witkoff are still meeting behind closed doors with President Putin and the Russian delegation at Joint Base Elmendorf–Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska.

NEW: Syrian Army repelled an infiltration attempt by SDF militias in the village of Al-Bouhamad in Maadan sub-district, east of Raqqa.

Nameplates for members of the US delegation attending the Putin–Trump press conference:

Secretary of State Marco Rubio
Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth
Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick
White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles
Envoy Witkoff

Hamas Qassam Brigades releases new video featuring fighters targeting Israeli soldiers and vehicles.

BREAKING: Russian media reports that the negotiations between Trump and Putin are over.

Journalists have started being invited to the hall where the press conference of Trump and Putin will take place after the negotiations.

BREAKING: Kremlin confirms that the Trump-Putin meeting is over.

Putin-Trump meeting lasted for almost three hours.

Russian Defense Minister Belousov after talks with Trump:

The mood is always excellent.

Kremlin says Trump and Putin's press conference will start soon.

Putin's envoy Dmitriev:

The talks went remarkably well.