barishalThe US and Russian presidents exchanged a warm greeting on the red carpet hastily laid on the runway of an American airbase in Anchorage, Alaska.
But despite the friendliness on show, the day wrapped up earlier than scheduled and ended without any sign of a significant breakthrough or ceasefire agreement – although Trump insisted the two sides had made “some great progress”.
President Putin travelled to the US from Moscow, making a brief stop in eastern Russia on the way
President Trump landed in Alaska after a six-hour flight on Air Force One from Washington DC
The US president clapped as Putin made his way to greet him on the tarmac at the airbase
It was Putin’s first visit to the US since 2015, when he met President Barack Obama, Trump’s predecessor, on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York.
The pair appeared keen to show their friendly relationship, laughing as they walked down the red carpet lined on both sides by US fighter jets, before briefly taking to a stage for another handshake in front of the gathered photographers.
At one point, they looked to the sky as four F-22 fighter jets and a B-2 stealth bomber performed a flyover of the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson.
