President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are set to meet in Anchorage, Alaska, on Friday, and the selected location is quite intentional.

With a possible end to the Ukraine war on the table—one that Trump promised on Day 1 of his second term—the two leaders are meeting to negotiate on land that was once owned by Russia.

Trump said on Monday that he is “going to Russia on Friday,” despite Alaska being a U.S. state and not having been a Russian territory since 1867. He also said that he would know if a deal can get done “probably in the first two minutes.”

By hosting the meeting in Alaska, which the United States purchased from Russia for $7.2 million, Trump is reportedly preparing to open up Alaska’s rare resources in exchange for peace in Ukraine.

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