Donald Trump has confirmed he will meet Vladimir Putin in Alaska this Friday – but Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky isn’t invited. In a tense press conference, Trump praised Putin as “very respectful” while blasting Zelensky for insisting any land swaps require constitutional approval.

American officials quickly discovered a major snag in planning for the summit: summertime is peak tourist season in Alaska, and options both available and equipped to host the two world leaders were severely limited.