US President Donald Trump has departed for Alaska ahead of a high-stakes meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, aimed at negotiating an end to the Ukraine war.

This marks Putin’s first visit to the US state and the first face-to-face encounter between the two leaders since Trump’s return to the White House.

President Trump will not be meeting Russia's Putin one-on-one on Friday. He will be accompanied by Marco Rubio and Steve Witkoff.