Vladimir Putin set foot on U.S. soil for the first time in 10 years on Friday—but don’t try telling President Donald Trump that. In the days leading up to the historic summit between the two world leaders,

Before Trump and Putin hold a highly-anticipated summit in Alaska to discuss Moscow’s war on Ukraine, experts emphasize the historical significance of this location.

As Trump and Putin gear up for their Alaska summit, the stage is set for what could be a fresh chapter in US-Russia relations. The high-profile meeting is scheduled to take place at Elmendorf Air Force Base.

President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin concluded their meeting after more than two-and-a-half hours.

United States President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin are set to meet in Anchorage, Alaska, on Friday to discuss how to end the war in Ukraine. On Wednesday, following a virtual meeting with European leaders including Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy,

President Trump and Russian President Putin will meet Friday in Anchorage, Alaska, marking their first encounter in six years amid ongoing Ukraine conflict.

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.

However U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff revealed that Putin agreed to allow the U.S. and its European allies to offer Ukraine a security guarantee at his meeting with Trump.

The Ukrainian president will be supported by European allies for the talks with Donald Trump on the future of his country.

President Trump said now it's up to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to meet with Russian leader Vladimir Putin and try to get a cease-fire done. “And if they’d like, I’ll be at that meeting,” Trump said during a Fox News interview Friday after his summit with Putin in Alaska.