President Trump will depart the White House early Friday morning for a trip to Alaska where he will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin for a high-stakes summit centered on ending the war in Ukraine.

Trump is expected in Anchorage mid-afternoon EDT on Friday. The initial meeting with Putin is expected to take place at 3:30 p.m. EDT with just the two leaders and translators, Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said Thursday, according to NBC News.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told Fox & Friends early Thursday that following the meeting, Trump and Putin with hold a lunch with members of delegations from both countries.

Ushakov told reports on a call in Moscow that the Russian delegation will include himself, Putin, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, Defense Minister Andrei Belousov, Finance Minister Anton........

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