U.S. President Donald Trump is meeting face-to-face with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday for a high-stakes summit that could determine not only the trajectory of the war in Ukraine but also the fate of European security. The sit-down offers Trump a chance to prove to the world that he is both a master dealmaker and a global peacemaker. He and his allies have cast him as a heavyweight negotiator who can find a way to bring the slaughter to a close, something he used to boast he could do quickly. MORE: https://www.wthr.com/article/news/nation-world/ukraine/trump-and-putin-to-meet-in-alaska/507-e0bc01b4-c833-4269-b7a3-b68c7f9eb43d