US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are holding a high-stakes meeting in Anchorage, Alaska. After arriving at a US military base, the two leaders took part in a choreographed red carpet greeting before getting into the same vehicle to depart for talks on Ukraine.
Although they sat together in the US presidential limo, plans for Putin and Trump to meet alone have shifted to include advisers, according to the White House. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and special envoy Steve Witkoff are now expected to join Trump.
Trump told reporters his goal is to get Putin back to the negotiating table, not broker a deal on behalf of Ukraine. He also stopped short of promising security guarantees for Kyiv as part of a deal to end the war.
President Volodymyr Zelensky, who is not attending the meeting, emphasized that Ukraine will be “counting on America.” If the summit goes well, Trump has suggested organizing a trilateral meeting with Zelensky.
