Ukraine war is scheduled to take place Friday at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, The Associated Press reported.

Alaska and Russia’s histories are intertwined, nowhere more so than at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, long used for monitoring Soviet threats.

Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images - PHOTO: A B-2 bomber and four F-35 fighter jets fly overhead as US President Donald Trump greets Russian President Vladimir Putin on the tarmac after they arrived at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, August 15, 2025.

US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin met at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Alaska, marking their first meeting in seven years, amidst ongoing attempts to resolve the Ukraine conflict.

The meeting will be the first time in four years that a U.S. president has met with Putin since the Russia-Ukraine war began.

President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are meeting in Alaska for a high-stakes summit. The meeting of the two leaders, which is taking place at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, is aimed at ending the war in Ukraine.

By MICHELLE L. PRICE and WILL WEISSERT JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska (AP) — President Donald Trump said he and Vladimir Putin didn’t reach a deal to end Russia’s war in

President Trump and Russia's President Vladimir Putin held a rare meeting Friday at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska. Tom Wait reports.