WASHINGTON: Presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin will hold a high-stakes meeting about the Ukraine war on Friday in Alaska, which the United States bought from Russia more than 150 years ago. Russian influence still endures in parts of the remote state on the northwest edge of the North American continent, which extends just a few miles from Russia. When Danish explorer Vitus Bering first sailed through the narrow strait that separates Asia and the Americas in 1728, it was on an expedition for Tsarist Russia.

"It seems quite logical that our delegation should simply fly across the Bering Strait, and that such an important and long-awaited summit between the leaders of the two countries…

Yury Ushakov added that "the economic interests of our countries intersect in Alaska and the Arctic, and there are prospects for implementing large-scale, mutually beneficial…

The announcement comes just hours after Trump signalled Ukraine may have to cede territory in order to end the war.

The Last Frontier state was purchased from the Russians by the U.S. for a sum of $7.2 million in 1867

In Alaska will US-Präsident Trump Putin zu Verhandlungen empfangen. Hier ging Russland 1867 den dümmsten Deal der Weltgeschichte ein

Warm relations between Alaskans and Russians began to shift with the rise of Vladimir Putin and the invasion of Ukraine. In Alaska, feelings on the two leaders’ meeting seemed…

Trump says he will meet with the Russian leader in the "great state of Alaska".

WASHINGTON: Presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin will hold a high-stakes meeting about the Ukraine war on Friday in Alaska, which the United States bought from Russia more…

The US bought the territory from Russia for US$7.2 million in 1867, a deal once mocked as ‘Seward’s folly’.

In Alaska will US-Präsident Trump Putin zu Verhandlungen empfangen. Hier ging Russland 1867 den dümmsten Deal der Weltgeschichte ein.

Remote US state is not an easy destination for either leader, but the choice of venue reflects the many factors at play

Tsar Alexander II sold oil-rich territory to the US in 1867. Will Friday’s high-stakes summit between Putin and Trump result in a warming of historic ties?

Putin será el viernes el primer presidente ruso en pisar este territorio vendido a Washington en 1867. La elección de esta península para la cumbre con Trump que decidirá sobre el…

This summit will be Vladimir Putin’s first meeting with Donald Trump after the latter returned to the White House in January 2025