MOSCOW — The Kremlin and the White House have both confirmed that Presidents Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump will meet one-on-one in Alaska on Friday before expanding talks to their delegations. The summit starts at 1530est according to the Kremlin, followed by a joint press conference. Ukraine will dominate the agenda, alongside trade and U.S.–Russia cooperation.

Speaking on Fox News Radio Thursday, Trump called the talks "like a chess game," framing them as a setup for a possible follow-up meeting between Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to "make a deal."

"There will be a give and take as to boundaries, lands, etc.," Trump said. "This meeting sets up the second meeting, but there is a 25% chance that this meeting will not be a successful meeting," he said.

Trump said

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