The US president will speak to Ukraine's leader in a call on Wednesday, two days before "one-to-one" talks with Putin.

Rep. Adam Smith (D-Calif.), ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee, on Wednesday said expectations are low for President Trump’s meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska.

The White House is lowering expectations for any breakthrough from President Trump’s summit Friday with Russian President Vladimir Putin, using terms like “listening session” and “feel-out meeting” to describe the planned discussion about the war in Ukraine.