As President Trump is expected to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Anchorage, Alaska, on Friday, NBC News’ Gadi Schwartz looks at the historical ties between the state of Alaska and Russia.

U.S. President Donald Trump is meeting face-to-face with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday for a high-stakes summit that could determine not only the

The talks on Friday in Alaska pull the Russian leader out of diplomatic isolation from the West, and Ukrainian and European leaders fear it gives him an opening to sway the American president.