Russian President Vladimir Putin has also arrived at a military base in Alaska for a summit with his US counterpart Donald Trump on the conflict in Ukraine.

The meeting at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson will be the Kremlin leader's first on Western soil since before February 2022, when Russia launched its devastating full-scale war in Ukraine.

US President Donald Trump has arrived in Alaska for a summit with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, aimed at ending the war in Ukraine.

US President Donald Trump will be joined by Secretary of State Marco Rubio and special envoy Steve Witkoff in his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to the White House.

At a lunch following the meeting, Rubio, Witkoff, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth and Trump's chief of staff Susie Wiles will also be present.

A Russian government plane has landed in Alaska ahead of the talks between the Russian and US presidents, according to flight tracking system Flightradar24.

It was not clear whether Vladimir Putin was on board.

The plane departed from Russia's Far Eastern town of Magadan, where the Russian president was earlier on Friday.

US President Donald Trump has warned he would "walk" away from his upcoming summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Anchorage, Alaska, if the talks do not go well.

Fox News previewed the comments on the US social media company X, citing an interview with anchor Bret Baier in which Trump said he "would walk" if the meeting did not go well.

"We’re going for a meeting with President Putin in Alaska. And I think it’s going to work out very well and if it doesn’t, I’m going to head back home real fast," Trump was quoted as saying by FOX News White House Correspondent Jacqui Heinrich on X.

Talks between the Russian and US presidents may last 6-7 hours, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov says.

Ukrainian president calls for a "substantive discussion" between the leaders, emphasising that the necessary steps must be taken by Russia.

Ahead of crucial talks between the US and Russian presidents in Alaska, the spotlight is on the absence of a key actor.

Senior US officials, including Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, and special envoy Steve Witkoff are accompanying President Trump.