🇺🇸🇷🇺 Four F-22 “Raptor” fighter jets from the Pacific Air Forces (PACAF), assigned to the 11th Air Force’s 3rd Operations Group of the 3rd Wing and 90th/525th Fighter Squadron positioned at Joint Base Elmendorf–Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, with a red carpet between them, in preparation to welcome Russian President Vladimir Putin ahead of his meeting with President Donald Trump.

🇷🇺🇺🇸 The transponders of the Ilyushin Il-96-300PU from the Russian Presidential Fleet “Rossiya” have been activated, confirming that the aircraft carrying President Vladimir Putin is now approaching Joint Base Elmendorf–Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, and contradicting earlier reports suggesting that Putin would arrive aboard the Tupolev Tu-214PU C2 aircraft.

🇺🇸 Air Force One carrying US President Trump has just landed in Anchorage and it seems that the Raptors will welcome him too.

Yep https://vxtwitter.com/rapidresponse47/status/1956422322761425059

🇺🇸🇷🇺 The White House has announced a change to the format of the upcoming talks with Russia, saying that the meeting will now take place in a “three-on-three” format, not the one-on-one. The US delegation will include President Donald Trump, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and Special Representative Steve Witkoff.

📸 The hall in Joint Base Elmendorf–Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, where the meeting will be held.

🇺🇸🇷🇺 Both US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin have arrived at Joint Base Elmendorf–Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, ahead of today’s scheduled talks.

🇺🇸🇷🇺 US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin have just met in Anchorage, Alaska, where they were greeted upon arrival, with a formation of F-35 Lightning II fighter jets flying over them.

we got a B-2A “Spirit” Stealth bomber and four F-35 Lighting IIs flying over Putin https://vxtwitter.com/shuaintel/status/1956437070458540199

Negotiations on a potential peace deal in Ukraine have officially commenced in Anchorage, Alaska, with Russian President Vladimir Putin joined by Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Presidential Aide Yuri Ushakov, while US President Donald Trump is accompanied by Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Special Envoy Steve Witkoff.

🇷🇺🇺🇸 Russian President Putin seems to be annoyed by the way journalists ask him.

🇺🇸🇷🇺 Snipers and Secret Service operatives along with US army personnel and M1126 “Stryker” Armored Personnel Carriers (APCs) were seen deployed in Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, where the talks between US President Trump and Russian President Putin are held.

🇺🇸🇷🇺 According to the Wall Street Journal, Russian President Vladimir Putin deviated from his usual practice of traveling abroad in his own motorcade — led by the “Aurus Senat” limousine that had been flown to Alaska earlier today aboard an Ilyushin Il-76MD — by accepting US President Donald Trump’s invitation to ride together in the American presidential limousine, “The Beast.”

The gesture reportedly came shortly after the two leaders posed for photos on the red carpet flanked by F-22 “Raptor” fighter jets at Joint Base Elmendorf–Richardson in Anchorage.