Trump has visited Alaska several times as president, pushed for expanded oil, gas and mining permits there, and even got funding for new polar icebreakers, a popular stance in a state he won with 54% of the vote in 2024.

President Donald Trump’s historic summit in Alaska yesterday with Russian President Vladimir Putin yielded no agreement to end Russia’s war on Ukraine — but Trump announced in an early-morning update that he now seeks a full peace deal rather than a ceasefire as the next move.