As administrators from both nations scramble to prepare for a historic summit, White House officials stated that US President Donald Trump will be meeting with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin,

Anchorage: Pressure is mounting ahead of a high-stakes summit between former US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, set to take place on Friday at Elmendorf Air Force Base in Anchorage,

Sentiment toward Russia in Alaska has cooled since Putin invaded Ukraine in 2022. The Anchorage Assembly voted unanimously to suspend its three-decade-long sister city relationship with Magadan, Russia, and the Juneau Assembly sent its sister city of Vladivostok a letter expressing concern.