President Donald Trump departed Washington, DC, on Friday en route to Anchorage, Alaska, to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin about his war with Ukraine.

Air Force One took off for Alaska just after 8 a.m. ET as the president seeks a peace agreement with Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

Trump spoke with reporters on board the plane early on the flight, where he stressed Russia will face economic consequences if a deal is not reached and that he is “not doing this for my health.”

“You had said earlier this week that Putin would face severe consequences if you get the sense from him that he’s not interested. What do you mean by that?” a reporter asked.

“Economically severe. Yes, it will be very severe. I’m not doing this for my health, okay,” Trump said. “I don’

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