The meeting will be the first time in four years that a U.S. president has met with Putin since the Russia-Ukraine war began.

American officials quickly discovered a major snag in planning for the summit: summertime is peak tourist season in Alaska, and options both available and equipped to host the two world leaders were severely limited.

The highly anticipated meeting between US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in the US state of Alaska will take place in the city of Anchorage, the White House said on Tuesday.