When U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet in Alaska on Friday, it will be the latest chapter in the 49th state’s long history with Russia — and with international tensions.

In 1867, the United States bought Alaska from Russia for $7 million without consulting the Indigenous people who lived there. Now, on that same soil, the two sides are preparing to strike a «deal» over Ukraine's future.

A fleet of Russian and Chinese warships has moved closer to Alaska during a joint patrol in the Asia-Pacific region, as Moscow and Beijing challenge the United States' military supremacy.