The Economist journalist Oliver Carroll stated that, according to his sources, a preliminary agreement on a moratorium on airstrikes has already been reached. The arrangement is expected to remain in place until the planned trilateral meeting of Russian President Vladimir Putin, U. S. President Donald Trump, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

Carroll wrote on social media that he was told there is an understanding to suspend aerial strikes ahead of the summit. He also relayed comments from an unnamed source, who reportedly claimed that «the skies will signal the preliminary outcomes of these talks.»

The statement comes in the aftermath of the Russian-American summit held overnight in Anchorage, Alaska. The meeting took place at the U. S. Air Force base Elmendorf-Richardson and lasted two hours and forty-five minutes. The format was «three on three." Representing Russia were President Putin, his aide Yuri Ushakov, and Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. The U.S. side was represented by President Trump, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and presidential envoy Steven Witkoff.