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U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are meeting today in Alaska at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson to discuss the war in Ukraine.

The summit is scheduled to begin at 12:30 p.m. Pacific Time, with live coverage available on TV and streaming online.

The agenda is focused on achieving a ceasefire, although Russia's and Ukraine's conditions for peace remain far apart, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is not attending the summit.

U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are meeting today, Friday, Aug. 15, in Alaska for their first summit in four years .

The high-stakes meeting, which takes place on a former Cold War front line, is focused on the ongoing war in Ukraine.

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