Three summers ago, Valentyna Kondratieva fled war in Ukraine for Alaska with her children.

Now Kondratieva lives in a modest duplex in Anchorage, with petunias and tomato plants growing out front. Her children play on local sports teams and attend Anchorage schools. She works as a teaching assistant. But the war is still ever-present in her life: Two of her sons are soldiers fighting on the front lines.

For her, and for other Ukrainians in Anchorage, Friday's planned summit between President Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin in Alaska feels high stakes and personal, with two world leaders expected to discuss the fate of their country in the distant city where they settled as refugees to escape the war.

The meeting could have major geopolitical implications: On Wednesday, Tr

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