President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are slated to have a high-stakes meeting Friday at military base in Alaska with origins that were crucial to the U.S.'s fight against the Soviet Union in the Cold War.

It remains to be seen whether the frosty Alaska climate will temper tensions between the two world leaders as Russia continues its war against Ukraine.

It's the first publicly known in-person confab between the two world leaders since their Helsinki meeting in 2018, and Trump has tamped down expectations on the eve of their latest summit.

“I believe now [Putin]'s convinced that he’s going to make a deal. He’s going to make a deal," Trump said Thursday on Fox News Radio. "We're going to find out – I’m going to know very quickly."

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