Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin meet in Alaska on Friday for their first talks since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022. Trump says he wants a deal to end the war, but Ukraine and its European allies fear any agreement that gives up Ukrainian territory could embolden Putin to push further into Europe.

U.S. President Donald Trump is meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska at a U.S. military base for a crucial summit.

After Russia seized 46,000 square miles of Ukraine in the first five weeks of the war, Ukraine retook roughly 20,000 of those, and Russia has since struggled to make any territorial gains, currently occupying less than 28,000 square miles, or 12% of Ukraine, not including Crimea.