The banner has been placed along with the Russian and US flags in the premises where the two presidents will speak to the press after the talks

President Donald Trump said his goal is to save Ukrainian and Russian lives during Friday's peace summit that will be held at a military base in Alaska.

Face-to-face talks between Russian and US Presidents Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump will take place on the joint base of the Air Force and US Army Elmendorf-Richardson

The highly anticipated summit could see the beginnings of a peace deal but will likely not end the war, experts say.

The Putin-Trump meeting is scheduled to get under way at 3pm ET; US president says he wants to see a ceasefire and ‘won’t be happy if it’s not today’

The banner has been placed along with the Russian and US flags in the premises where the two presidents will speak to the press after the talks

The talks with the US president Donald Trump are scheduled to kick off at 11:30 a.m. local time

The meeting between the presidents is held at the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage

About 200 Russian and American reporters have already gathered in the hall