<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The eyes of the world will be on Alaska tomorrow as US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin come face-to-face for a highly anticipated meeting.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The visit will mark the first time Putin has travelled to the US since his appearance at the United Nations General Assembly in New York in 2015.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Ahead of the historic meeting, Trump holds hopes Putin will "make a deal" on the conflict in Ukraine but White House officials are managing expectations by downplaying the meeting as a "listening exercise".</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> 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data-src="//www.9news.com.au/world/trump-putin-alaska-meeting-summit-date-time-what-to-expect-everything-we-know-explainer/c18f006a-7c80-491b-af7f-0a980539cebc" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The leaders are expected to first have a one-on-one discussion with the help of interpreters.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Ushakov told reporters this would be followed by a business lunch.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He said the length of the discussions "will depend on the presidents".</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Following the talks, Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump will hold a joint press conference, in which they will sum up the results of the negotiations," Ushakov told reporters.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Trump said he could give solo remarks if the meeting "doesn't end well".</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><h3><strong><span>What are they discussing?</span></strong></h3></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The world leaders are expected to discuss the settlement of the war in Ukraine.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>We can also expect Trump and Putin to talk about potential economic cooperation between Russia and the US.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>In the lead-up to the meeting, Trump has </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/donald-trump-volodymyr-zelenskyy-constructive-discussion-ahead-of-vladimir-putin-summit/30b2c8c4-c862-46bf-8704-9c19fd21fdc3" rel="" target="_blank" title='threatened Russia with "very severe consequences"'><span>threatened Russia with "very severe consequences"</span></a><span> if Putin doesn't agree to end the war in Ukraine.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>However, when reporters asked if this meant new sanctions or tariffs, he simply said: "I don't have to say."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Trump has previously threatened Moscow with new sanctions as a punishment for the Ukraine war but has not followed through on the threats to date.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Before his journey to the US, Putin said the current US administration had made "energetic and sincere efforts" to stop the conflict in Ukraine.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Earlier this week, Trump indicated there could be some "land swapping" to end the war but this was a move both the Ukraine and Russia have rejected.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><h3><strong><span>Why isn't Zelenskyy there?</span></strong></h3></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Trump suggested his goal was to move toward a trilateral meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy shortly after the summit if discussions went well.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A Ukrainian source has told CNN it would not be logistically feasible for Zelenskyy to meet with the US President and Russian president in Alaska immediately after their talks.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Remember that every international trip out of Kyiv starts with a 12-hour train journey. Getting to Alaska would take nearly two days," the source told the news outlet.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>However, the Ukrainian source said "if a trilateral meeting is to be held, Ukraine would want Russia to agree to a ceasefire as a first step", before any talks could happen.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>They added Trump is expected to call Zelensky to debrief him on the outcome of the Alaska summit and discuss future steps.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/how-to-follow-9news-digital/29855bb1-ad3d-4c38-bc25-3cb52af1216f" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>DOWNLOAD THE 9NEWS APP</span></em></strong></a><strong><em><span>: Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone. 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