Trump has visited Alaska several times as president, pushed for expanded oil, gas and mining permits there, and even got funding for new polar icebreakers, a popular stance in a state he won with 54% of the vote in 2024.

According to UK newspaper The Telegraph, offering Alaskan natural resources to Russia could be part of a peace deal in Ukraine.

What did Trump and Putin announce in Alaska? The two presidents signaled that they had reached agreement on some issues, but President Trump [acknowledged there was “no deal](

In order to end the war in Ukraine, President Trump will need to increase his pressure on Putin, writes Miriam Sapiro.