As Russian President Vladimir Putin holds face-to-face talks with White House leader Donald Trump on Friday, Ukraine — and the world — will be watching with baited breath.
The state leaders are set to begin their summit at 11:30 a.m. local time (3.30 p.m. ET) at the Elmendorf Richardson military base in Anchorage, Alaska.
There will then be a working lunch for both delegations, before the presidents hold a joint press conference to summarize their talks.
The presser will undoubtedly be one of the most closely watched events of this year, revealing just how near — or far — is the end of the war in Ukraine that has spanned more than three and a half years.
“Trump wants to exhaust all options to have a peaceful end to war,” the White House stated on the eve of the Alaska summit.
