Leaders head to Alaska for Russia-Ukraine talks

US President Donald Trump has taken off from Andrews airbase outside Washington, DC, for Anchorage, Alaska, for a summit with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin.
Their meeting is scheduled to begin at 11:30am (19:30 GMT) and will be held at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage.Alaska protests on the eve of the Putin-Trump summit
The summit between US President Trump and his Russian counterpart Putin has spurred fears that Ukraine’s interests will not be represented in the peace negotiations — and that Ukraine’s territory and sovereignty may be used as bargaining chips.

Those concerns were heard on the streets of Anchorage, Alaska, where protesters gathered on Thursday to denounce the highly scrutinised meeting.Alaska protests on the eve of the Putin-Trump summit
The summit between US President Trump and his Russian counterpart Putin has spurred fears that Ukraine’s interests will not be represented in the peace negotiations — and that Ukraine’s territory and sovereignty may be used as bargaining chips.

Those concerns were heard on the streets of Anchorage, Alaska, where protesters gathered on Thursday to denounce the highly scrutinised meeting.