Also new: a bike-cargo showroom, a nail salon, a brewpub, a cat cafe in Wasilla, and a “cafe within a cafe.” A trampoline park in the Northway Mall is closing, as well.

It was a welcome tailored for a close friend, not a war criminal, and it looked to the Ukrainians like their nightmare.

What to do and where to stay in America’s last frontier - CITY GUIDES: Alaska’s largest city is a place to climb mountains and meet local wildlife, says Alan Dymock, with post-adventure refreshments a

Trump and Putin “looked like buddies” during their initial greetings in Alaska Friday – but the dynamic had shifted by the end of their visit, according to a body language expert.

Trump critics raged on social media after he literally rolled out the red carpet and clapped warmly to greet accused war criminal Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Pickup trucks, salmon fishing and grizzly-bear displays gave way to FBI agents and $1,000 hotel rooms as Anchorage’s biggest political moment unfolds.

EADaily, August 16th, 2025. Bilateral meeting in In Anchorage, Alaska, the presidents of Russia and the United States, Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump, undermined the ability of the "war party" to disrupt negotiations to resolve the Ukrainian crisis.

The arrival of Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday will mark a rare occasion when the Kremlin leader will set foot on American soil. Putin, who is due to land in Anchorage later on Friday, hasn’t visited the U.