ANCHORAGE, Alaska,— President Donald Trump met Friday with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska for a high-stakes summit aimed at exploring a possible ceasefire in Ukraine’s war, now in its fourth year and considered the deadliest conflict in Europe since World War II. On Feb. 24, 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin invades Ukraine from the north, east and south, sparking a conflict that threatens Europe’s stability since the Cold War. Trump stepped off Air Force One at Anchorage’s airport and greeted Putin with a handshake on the tarmac. Trump has suggested a truce could strengthen his image as a global negotiator and possible Nobel Peace Prize contender. On Thursday, Trump acknowledged reaching a Ukraine settlement had proven more difficult than expected.