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.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s attempted deception ahead of Friday’s planned summit with President Donald Trump in Alaska. Zelensky cited intelligence reports from his country’s military command claiming that the Russian president has no intention of entertaining a ceasefire or ending the war with Ukraine.