Whether the U.S.-Russia summit can lead to a deal to produce peace in Ukraine more than 3 1/2 years after Moscow’s invasion remains to be seen.

U.S. military base in Anchorage, Alaska, a White House official confirmed to USA TODAY. The face-to-face meeting, billed as a “listening exercise” by the White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt,

The president said he hopes Friday’s meeting will lead to a second sit-down that includes Ukraine’s Zelenskyy, even as he tried to temper expectations.