President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin landed in Anchorage, Alaska Friday for a high-stakes summit to discuss Russia’s war in Ukraine.
Their sit-down at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson was scheduled for 3 p.m. ET, according to the White House.
It is the first face-to-face meeting between Trump and Putin since 2019, and Putin’s first with a U.S. president since his forces invaded Ukraine in 2022. The Russian leader has spoken on the phone with Trump since his reelection, but they have not yet met in person during the president’s second term.
Trump has been trying for months to secure a deal to end the war, but Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was not invited to Friday’s summit, and expectations that a ceasefire agreement can be reached are low.
Is Putin jerking Trump around? Russia rocketed and droned Ukraine last night on the eve of this meeting.
Their sit-down at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson was scheduled for 3 p.m. ET, according to the White House.
It is the first face-to-face meeting between Trump and Putin since 2019, and Putin’s first with a U.S. president since his forces invaded Ukraine in 2022. The Russian leader has spoken on the phone with Trump since his reelection, but they have not yet met in person during the president’s second term.
Trump has been trying for months to secure a deal to end the war, but Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was not invited to Friday’s summit, and expectations that a ceasefire agreement can be reached are low.
Is Putin jerking Trump around? Russia rocketed and droned Ukraine last night on the eve of this meeting.
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