One key party who will not be in attendance Friday at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, is Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Trump said Thursday during a press conference that he hopes the summit will lead to a second meeting that would include Zelenskyy.

Follow live updates as Trump and Putin convene in Alaska to discuss what's next in the Ukraine war. Trump has pushed the countries toward a peace deal in recent months.

U.S. President Donald Trump will meet with his Russian counterpart in Alaska Friday for their first face-to-face meeting in six years as the Americans try to bring the violent war on Ukraine to a close.