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A critical meeting between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin will take place in Alaska Friday.

The two are meeting for the first time in six years to discuss what it will take to stop Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Trump warned of "very severe consequences" for Russia if Putin doesn’t agree to a deal to end the fighting.

President Donald Trump is set to discuss the war in Ukraine Friday with Russian leader Vladimir Putin in a high-stakes Alaska meeting that Trump hopes will bring an end to the bloodshed.

Whether it can lead to a deal to produce peace in Ukraine more than 3 1/2 years after Moscow’s invasion remains to be seen. It’s been six years since Putin and Trump last met in person.

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Trump, Putin meeting in Alaska

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