Sentiment toward Russia in Alaska has cooled since Putin invaded Ukraine in 2022. The Anchorage Assembly voted unanimously to suspend its three-decade-long sister city relationship with Magadan, Russia, and the Juneau Assembly sent its sister city of Vladivostok a letter expressing concern.

Ukraine war is scheduled to take place Friday at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, The Associated Press reported.

Most observers have more doubts than hopes that the upcoming Trump-Putin meeting in Alaska will bring a ceasefire in Ukraine.