It was a welcome tailored for a close friend, not a war criminal, and it looked to the Ukrainians like their nightmare.

A look at some moments in Anchorage, Alaska, where President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin have arrived, with delegations in tow, for a high-stakes summit on the war in Ukraine.

Trump has visited Alaska several times as president, pushed for expanded oil, gas and mining permits there, and even got funding for new polar icebreakers, a popular stance in a state he won with 54% of the vote in 2024.