Dug Loshbaugh holds a sign during a rally in Anchorage, Alaska, Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025, ahead of a meeting between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska (AP) — President Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin held talks Friday in Alaska about the war in Ukraine.

The meeting at a military base in Anchorage could reshape that conflict as well as relations between Moscow and Washington. It was their first summit in four years.

This is a photo gallery curated by Associated Press photo editors.

President Donald Trump greets Russia's President Vladimir Putin Friday, Aug. 15, 2025, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
Russia's President Vladimir Putin speaks as he meets with President Donald Trump Friday, Aug. 15, 2025, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
President Donald Trump meets with Russia's President Vladimir Putin Friday, Aug. 15, 2025, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
President Donald Trump greets Russia's President Vladimir Putin Friday, Aug. 15, 2025, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
Members of the media stand outside Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025, ahead of a meeting between President Donald Trump and Russia's President Vladimir Putin. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Members of the media work at a press filing center set up at the Dena'ina Civic and Convention Center in Anchorage, Alaska, Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025, ahead of a meeting between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Russia's President Vladimir Putin arrives Friday, Aug. 15, 2025, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, to meet with President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
President Donald Trump greets Russia's President Vladimir Putin Friday, Aug. 15, 2025, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
President Donald Trump arrives on Air Force One, Friday, Aug. 15, 2025, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, to meet with Russia's President Vladimir Putin. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
President Donald Trump speaks to reporters aboard Air Force One while en route to meet with Russia's President Vladimir Putin at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Friday, Aug. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)