After stepping off Air Force One, Trump applauded as Putin approached along a red carpet laid out for each leader.

The high-stakes summit at the Anchorage Air Force base comes as the U.S. seeks a ceasefire in the Russia-Ukraine war.

B-2 bomber flyover marks Trump-Putin Alaska summit where presidents discuss Ukraine ceasefire and future talks including Zelenskyy at military base.

Putin was greeted by a B-2 bomber, as well as F-35 jets as he arrived at the base, while the aircraft conducted a flyover as Trump greeted the Russian leader on the tarmac.

President Trump spoke with reporters while aboard Air Force One ahead of his summit in Alaska with Russian President Vladimir Putin, doubling down that there will be "very severe" consequences for Russia if a peace deal is not reached with Ukraine.

Putin's plane arrived shortly after.