Putin, Trump and Alaska
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Russian President Vladimir Putin’s aircraft landed at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage for talks with President Trump Friday. Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that Trump would be meeting the Russian leader on the tarmac.
US President Donald Trump said he and Russian President Vladimir Putin made “great progress” but did not emerge from yesterday’s summit in Alaska with an agreement on the war in Ukraine. Follow for live updates.
Security arrangements follow strict reciprocity protocols, with each side matching the other’s personnel and resources — from motorcade composition to the number of translators and secure waiting rooms.
Here are 12 things to know about the historic, and controversial, summit. Anchorage’s military base: Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. Trump landed at JBER at 10:20 a.m. Friday and Putin arrived shortly before 11 a.m. They’re scheduled to hold a news conference at the end of their summit and then fly out of Anchorage.
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The Aviationist on MSNB-2 Stealth Bomber and Four F-35s Fly Over Anchorage During Trump–Putin Meeting
B-2 bomber and F-35s stage an impressive flyover watched by hundreds of thousands online as Trump and Putin meet in Anchorage. A U.S. Air Force B-2A
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LAist on MSNTrump and Putin meet today in Anchorage. Here's what to know
President Trump is meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska today, a momentous summit on American soil with a leader isolated by the West over his invasion of Ukraine. Trump, who pledged a quick end to the war in Ukraine during his 2024 campaign,
Local officials, military personnel and businesses are scrambling to figure out basic details and get ready for an influx of visitors ahead of President Donald Trump’s visit Friday for a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Anchorage, where the two will discuss the war in Ukraine.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin were both in the air early Friday en route to their highly anticipated Ukraine summit in Alaska