The plane carrying Russian President Vladimir Putin has landed in Alaska.

23:11

Axar.az reports, citing Flightradar24, that the president arrived in the city of Anchorage aboard a Tu-214 aircraft.

Here, the head of state will hold talks with his American counterpart, Donald Trump, on resolving the Ukraine conflict.

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Putin arrived in Anchorage at 22:54 Baku time.

At 23:30, a meeting between the U.S. and Russian leaders is expected to take place at the Elmendorf–Richardson military base.

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US President Donald Trump greeted Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska.

The two world leaders shook hands.

CNN reports that they stepped on a red carpet together and posed for a photo, but they did not take questions from reporters.