WASHINGTON —

President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin met at a military base in Anchorage, Alaska, Friday afternoon for a summit aimed at negotiating an end to the ongoing war in Ukraine.

The summit, initially planned as a one-on-one, also included U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, and their Russian counterparts.

While on the way to Anchorage, the president expressed his desire for a ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia to reporters aboard Air Force One. Trump threatened that Russia may face economic consequences if Putin doesn't end the three-year-long war.

Trump also acknowledged that peace is unlikely to be achieved in a single session. He suggested the possibility of scheduling another summit where he, Putin, and Ukraine's Pr

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