AS one of the most powerful men on Earth, his security entourage will do anything to save his life from bloodthirsty would-be assassins.

Vladimir Putin is expected to be surrounded by high-profile secret service agents as the despot with an international arrest warrant steps out of Russia.

The world's eyes will be on Alaska on Friday as leaders of the two superpowers sit down for a showdown that will decide Ukraine's fate.

Trump and Putin will sit down "one-on-one" at the Elmendorf-Richardson base in Alaska .

The Kremlin confirmed key details of the crunch talks - with the showdown kicking off at 11.30am Alaskan time (8.30pm UK time).

Putin, who has rarely set foot in a foreign country since beginning his invasion of Ukraine in 2023, will be surrounded by

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