Few details have been released but the White House press secretary says the meeting will be a “listening exercise." Meanwhile, Anchorage progressives plan protests this week.

The meeting in Alaska, announced last week, will be the first between the two leaders since Trump started his second term in office.

US President Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin will meet at the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage in Alaska. Source: CNN, citing White House sources Details: The sources stated that the US and Russian sides had concluded after lengthy behind-the-scenes discussions that the only location that "would meet the security requirements for the historic meeting" was the Elmendorf-Richardson military base on the northern outskirts of Anchorage.