The White House is lowering expectations for any breakthrough from President Trump’s summit Friday with Russian President Vladimir Putin, using terms like “listening session” and “feel-out meeting” to describe the planned discussion about the war in Ukraine.

The US president will speak to Ukraine's leader in a call on Wednesday, two days before "one-to-one" talks with Putin.

According to the White House, Friday’s meeting between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Anchorage, Alaska, will not end with a ceasefire or sweeping trade agreements. Officials say the meeting is meant for Trump to judge Putin directly and decide if there is a real path toward ending the war in Ukraine.