It only makes sense that we’ve met here, because our countries though separated by the ocean are close neighbors,” Putin said in Anchorage.

It was a welcome tailored for a close friend, not a war criminal, and it looked to the Ukrainians like their nightmare.

With President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin scheduled to meet in Alaska’s Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson to discuss bringing an end to the war in Ukraine, the optics could be setting the stage for a normalized U.

President Donald Trump and Russian dictator Vladimir Putin landed at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska on Friday afternoon.

NEWS ANALYSIS. Several leaders from across Europe are set to travel to Washington on Monday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to meet with the American president. The Ukrainian crisis now pits Kyiv and the main European governments against Moscow and Washington.

All eyes will be the Alaskan city that has provided a world stage for presidents and leaders in recent history

Trump blasts media coverage of his Putin summit, calling it “Fake News” and labelling critics “sick.” He also claims border security is stronger than ever., US News, Times Now

EADaily, August 16th, 2025. The Russian-American summit in Anchorage demonstrated that Russia's demands to end the armed confrontation on the Ukraine remained unchanged.