Vladimir Putin set foot on U.S. soil for the first time in 10 years on Friday—but don’t try telling President Donald Trump that. In the days leading up to the historic summit between the two world leaders,

Alaska and Crimea remain linked in some ways today, both viewed by some nationalists as historic Russian regions lost by weak leaders – Yeltsin, the first president of independent Russia, is reviled for recognizing Crimea as part of Ukraine after the USSR collapsed.

Vladimir Putin set foot on U.S. soil for the first time in 10 years on Friday—but don’t try telling President Donald Trump that. In the days leading up to the historic summit between the two world leaders,

The Trump-Putin summit will take place in a former Russian colony that the United States bought for $7.2 million in 1867. Here’s how the deal came together and why its legacy matters.

According to UK newspaper The Telegraph, offering Alaskan natural resources to Russia could be part of a peace deal in Ukraine.

During his Alaska summit with President Trump, Russian President Vladimir Putin plans to lay flowers at the graves of Soviet pilots at Fort Richardson — a WWII burial site for airmen who died while training in Alaska to ferry U.

The stage — or tarmac — is set for Trump-Putin arrival. An "Alaska 2025" sign and red carpet are ready on the base tarmac for the leaders' arrival. The carpeting is lined on either side with fighter jets, parked at an angle.