WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said he will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin next Friday in Alaska to discuss ending the war in Ukraine, a potential breakthrough after weeks of expressing frustration that more was not being done to quell the fighting.

For decades, President Vladimir Putin turned to one loyal aide for some of his most delicate assignments. These days, Dmitry N. Kozak, 66, is not responsible for much at all, with many of his powers having shifted to another