WASHINGTON — Tomorrow’s Alaska summit between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin comes at a time of exhaustion after three years of brutal war in Ukraine, and hope among Pennsylvania lawmakers and experts of a ceasefire, if not the lasting peace Trump promised to deliver quickly on the campaign trail.

The one-on-one meeting in Anchorage comes six months after the Trump administration scored a major diplomatic win in securing Butler native Marc Fogel’s return from a Russian prison.

Pennsylvania Republicans largely continue to stand by Trump as he navigates complicated relationships with Mr. Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy — both of whom have frustrated Trump in recent months. Some Democrats, European allies and strong supporters of Ukraine have w

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