Inside a secure facility at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin will soon begin a high-stakes summit – one that could reshape the global order, determine Ukraine’s future, and redefine America’s standing with its allies.
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Putin is “bringing a lot of business people from Russia, and that’s good,” Trump said aboard Air Force One on Friday. “I like that because they want to do business, but they’re not doing business until we get the war settled.”
Trump told reporters that he believes “something” will come of today’s summit in Alaska.
According to the Kremlin, the two will sit down for their talks on Friday around 11:30am local time, with part of the meeting to be held in front of cameras and possibly with questions from reporters. This will be the first summit between a US and Russian leader since 2001.
A closed-door working lunch including US and Russian defence and trade ministers, will be part of the talks, although Putin press secretary Dmitry Peskov says no documents are expected to be signed after the summit.
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US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, General Dan Caine, the president’s top military adviser, and General Alexus Grynkewich, the top NATO and US commander in Europe are part of the delegation. So are US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and special envoy Steve Witkoff.