President Trump and Putin prepare to meet as Ukrainians doubt war's end

FROM UKRAINE TO ANCHORAGE WHICH IS WHERE WE START. ANCHORAGE WHICH I IS WHERE WE START TONIGHT. WHERE WE START TONIGHT. >> Reporter: TONIGHT. >> Reporter: PRESIDIDENT TRUMP AND. >> Reporter: PRESIDENT TRUMP AND THE FINAL COUNTDOWN. THE FINAL COUNTDOWN TO THE HIGH-STAKES SUMMIT WITH RUSSSSIAN. SUMMIT WITH RUSSIAN LEADER VLADIMIR PUTIN. LEADER VLADIMIR PUTIN. >> IT IS GOING TO BE. PUTIN. >> IT IS GOING TO BE VERY IMPORTANT FOR. >> IT IS GOING TO BE VERY IMPORTANT FOR RUSSIA AND VERY. RUSSIA AND VERY IMPORTANT FOR US. >> Reporteter: THE. >> Reporter: THE PRESIDENT LOWERIRING EXPECTATION FOR A. EXPECTATION FOR A CEASE-FIRE BREAKTHROUGH DURING. CEASE-FIRE BREAKTHROUGHGH DURING THE TALKS TOMORROW. THE TALKS TOMORROW BUBUT SUGGESTING BROADER NEGOTIATIONS. BROADER NEGOTIATIONS FOFOR PEACE COULD BEGIN SOON AFTER. FOR PEACE COCOULD BEGIN SOON AFTER. >> I WANT TO SET THE. >> I WANT TO SET THE TABLE FOR THE NEXT MEETING WHWHAT SHOULD.

TATABLE FOR THE NEXT MEETING WHAT SHOULD HAPPEN SHORTLY. HAPPEN SHORTLY. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IT HAPPEN MAYBYBE IN. I WOULD LILIKE TO SEE IT HAPPEN MAYBE IN ALASKA WHERE WE SAY, SO. ALASKA WHEHERE WE SAY, BECAUSE IT IS SO MUCH EASIER. BECAUSE IT IS SO MUMUCH EASIER. >> Reporter: THE. >> Reporter: THE SUMMIT ON A U.S. MILILITARY BASE. SUMMIT ON A U.S. MILITARY BASASE OUTSIDE OF. MILITARY BASE OUOUTSIDE OF ANCHORAGE, MARKING. ANCHORAGE, MARKING THE FIRST STEPS ON U.S. SOIL BY P PUTIN. THE FIRST STEPS ON U.S. SOIL BY PUTIN SINCE 2015 AND THE. U.S. SOIL BY PUTIN SINCE 2015 AND THE WHITE HOUSE SAYS THE. SINCE 2015 AND THE WHITE HOUSE SAYS THE AFAFTERNOON WILL. INCLUDE A PRIVATE MEETING BETWEEN THE TWO PRESIDENTS A AND A. TWO PRESIDENTS AND A LUNCH WITH THEIR LARGER TEAMS. LUNCH WITH THEIR LARGER TEAMS FOLLOWED BY A PRPRESS. LARGER TEAEAMS FOLLOWED BY A PRESS CONFERENCE. FOLLOWED BY A PRESESS CONFERENCE. IT IS NOT YET CLEAR. TS. IT IS NOT YET CLEAR IF BOTH PRESIDENTS WILL TAKE QUESTIONS .

IF BOTH PRESIDENTS WILL TAKE QUESTIONS . PRESIDENT ZELENSKYY. WILL TAKE QUESTIONS . PRESIDENT ZELENSKYY WILL NOT ATTEND BUT. WILL NOT ATTEND BUT PRESIDENT TRUMP SAYING HE HELPEDED TO. SAYING HE HELPED TO INVOLVE HIM QUICICKLY AFTERWARDS. AFTERWARDS. >> WE WILL HAVE A MEETING WITH. MEETING WITH PRESIDENT PUTIN AND PRESIDENT ZELENSKYY, PRESIDENT ZELENSKYY, MYSELF AND MAYBE SOME OF THE EUROPEAN. MYSELF AND MAYBE SOME OF THE EUROPEAN LEADERS , MAYBE E NOT. SOME OF THE EUROPEAN LEADERS , MAYBE NOT. I THINK PRESIDENT. LEADERS , MAYBE NOT. I THINK PRESIDENT PUTIN WILL M MAKE. I THINK PRESIDENT PUTIN WILLLL MAKE PEACE, I THINK. PUTIN WILL MAKE PEACE, I THINK PRPRESIDENT ZELENSKYY. PEACE, I THINK PRESIDENT ZELENSKYY WILL MAKE PEACE. PRESIDENT ZELENSKYY WILL MAKE PEACE. >> Reporter: >> Reporter: ZELENSKYY RETURNING TO U UKRAINE FROM. TO UKRAINE FROM LONDON AFTER MEETINGS WITH. MEETINGS WITH EUROPEAN LEADERS INCLUDING THTHE. INCLUDING THE BRITISH PRIME MINISTER. BRITISH PRIME MINISTER. PUTIN MEETING WITH. MINISTER. PUTIN MEETING WITH HIS ADVISERS IN. PUTIN MEETING WITH HIS ADVISERS IN MOSCSCOW TODAY, HIS ADVISERS IN N MOSCOW TODAY, PRAISING WHAT HE.

MOSCOW TODAY, PRAISING WHAT HE CALLED THE QUITE. PRAISING WHAT HE CALLED THE QUITE ENERGETIC ANDSINCERE. ENERGETIC ANDSINCERE AMERICAN EFFORTS TO STOP T THE WAR. STOP THE WAR. PRESIDENT TRUMP AND PUTIN HAVE SPOKEN. PUTIN HAVE SPOKEN SEVERAL TIMES BY PHONE THIS YEAR BUT. PHONE THIS YEAR BUT NOT MET IN PERSON SINCE 2019. NOT MET IN PERSON SINCE 2019. 2018 SUMMIT IN. SINCE 2019. 202018 SUMMIT IN FINLAND, THE TWO MET. FINLAND, THE TWO MET FOR MORE THAN TWO HOURS BEHIND C CLOSED. HOURS BEHIND CLOSED DOORS AND PRESIDENT TRUMP PRESSED ABOUOUT. TRUMP PRESSED ABOUT U.S. INTELLIGENCE AGENCY ASSESSMENT OF. U.S. INTELLIGENCE AGENCY ASSESSMENT OF RUSSIAN MEDDLING IN. RUSSIAN MEDDLING IN THE 2016 ELECTION CRITICIZEDED THE --. THE 2016 ELECTION CRITICIZED THE -- LATER FOR ACCEPTING.

CRITICIZED THE -- LATER FOR ACCEPTING PUTIN'S DENIALS. LATER FOR ACCEPTING PUTIN'S DENIALS. >> THEY SAID THEY. PUTIN'S DENIALS.S. >> THEY SAID THEY THINK IT IS RUSSIA, THINK IT IS RUSSIA, I HAVE PRESIDENT PUTIN, HE E SAID IT IS. PUTIN, HE SAID IT IS NOT RUSSIA. I WILL SAY THIS, I. NY. DO NOT SEE ANY REASON WHY IT WOULD BEBE . REASON WHY IT WOULD BE . >> Reporter: ALASKANS. BE . >> Reporter: ALASKANS SAY THEY ARE PAYING. >> Reporter: ALASKANS SAY THEY ARE PAYING CLOSEATTENTION TO. CLOSEATTENTION TO THE SUMMIT, FOR THEM, RUSSIA IS NO. THEM, RUSSIA IS NO FAR-OFF THREAT, DISCLOSES POINT 85. DISCLOSES POINT 85 MILES ACROSS THE BERING STRAIT. BERING STRAIT. FAR CLOSER THAN THE REST OF UNITED. REST OF UNITED STATES . >> IT SEEMEMS LIKE HE. STATES . >> IT SEEMS LIKE HE E HAS A DECENT. >> IT SEEMS LIKE HE HAS A DECENT EXPECTATION OF THE. EXPECTATION OF THE RELATIONSHIPIP THAT THEY HAVE, LEADER TO. THEY HAVE, LEADER TO LEADER. >>>> I AM NOT A DONALD. LEADER. >> I AM NOT A DONALD TRUMP VOTER R BUT THAT. >> I AM NOT A DONALD TRUMP VOTER R BUT THAT DOES NOT MEAN I AM. TRUMP VOTER BUT THAT DOES NOT MEAN I AM NOT T ROOTING --.

DOES NOT MEAN I AM NOT ROOTING -- >> UKRAINE AND ITS. NOT ROOTING -- >> UKRAINE AND ITS EUROPEAN ALLIES FROM. >> UKRAINE AND ITS EUROPEAN ALLIES FROM THE OUTSIDIDE LOOKING. EUROPEAN ALLIES FROMOM THE OUTSIDE LOOKING IN, TONIGHT THERE. THE E OUTSIDE LOOKING IN, TONIGHT THERE ARE REAL WORRIES. ARE REAL WORRIES. >> Reporter: THEY HAVE BEEN CONCERERNED. HAVE BEEN CONCERNED THAT THE PRESIDENT WOULD MAKE. THAT THEHE PRESIDENT WOULD MAKE CONCESSIONS TO. WOULD MAKE CONCESSIONS TO RUSSIA THEY COULD. CONCESSIONS TO RUSSIA THEY COULULD NOT STOMACH, BUT. RUSSIA THEY COULD NOT STSTOMACH, BUT SOURCES TOLD THE. NOT STOMACH, BUT SOURCES TOLD THE EUROPEAN LEADERS HE. EUROPEAN LEADERS HE WILL NOT DISCUSS POSSIBLE DIVISIONS. WILL NOT DISCUSS POSSIBLE DIVISIONS OF TERRITORY IN THIS. OF TERRITORY IN THIS MEETING TOMORROW. >> THE STAKESES OFTHE. >> THE STAKES OFTHE MEETING COULD NOT BE HIGHER FOR THE.

HIGHER FOR THE PEOPLE OF UKRAINE WHO HAVE LIVED. PEOPLE OF UKRAINE WHO HAVE LIVED THROUGH THTHAT MORE. THROUGH THAT MORE THAN THREE YEARS OF F WAR, RICHARD ENGEL. . WAR, RICHARD ENGEL IS THEREFORE AS. -- THERE FOR US. IS THEREFORE AS. -- THERE FOR US. >> Reporter: >> Reporter: SOMETIMES WHAT YOU FIND ACCIDIDENTALLY IS. SOMETIMES WHAT YOU FIND ACCIDENTALLY IS THE MOMOST REVEALING. TODAY ON THE OUTSKIRTS, WE CAME ACROSS A FUNERAL FOR. OUTSKIRTS, WE CAME ACROSS A FUNERALAL FOR A UKRAINIAN SOLDIER. KILLED IN A RECENT RUSSIAN ATTACK. ♪. RUSSIAN ATTACK. ♪ >> Reporter: THEY. ♪ >> Reporteter: THEY ALLOWED US TO FILM. ALLOWED US TO FILM IS PAINFNFUL AND INTIMATE MOMENT. IS PAINFUL AND INTIMATE MOMENT. USUAUALLY OUT OF SIGHT. USUALLY OUT OF SIGHT . UKRAINE DOES NOT LIKE TO SHOWOW ITS. . UKRAINE DOES NOTOT LIKE TO SHOW ITS MILITARY LOSSES.

LIKE TO SHOW ITS MILITARY LOSSES. THE SOLDIER'S MOTHER. MILITARY LOSSES. THE SOLDIER'S MOTHER GRIEVING, BARELY. THE SOLDIER'S MOTHTHER GRIEVING, BARELY ABLE TO STAND. ABLE TO STAND. HER SON ONLY RERECENTLY DRAFTED AND. HER SON ONLY RECENTLY DRAFTED AND SENT TO THE FRONT. RECENTLY DRAFTED A AND SENT TO THE FRONT LINES, LEASED BY THE. TWO CHILDREN. I WONDERED WHAT THESE PEOPLE THINK. THESE PEOPLE THINK ABOUT A POTENTIAL CEASE- FIRE. ABOUT A POTENTIAL CEASE- FIRE. THE SOLDIER'S OLDER. CEASE- FIRE. THE SOLDIER'S OLDEDER BROTHER ALSO SERVING. THE SOLDIER'S OLDER BROTHER ALSO SERVING AGREEDTO SPEAK WITH. BROTHER ALSO SERVING AGREEDTO SPEAK WITH EVERYONE. EVERYONE. HOW ARE YOU FEELING ABOUT THE WAR ANAND. ABOUT THE WAR AND PEACE TALKS, AND WHERE THISIS IS GOING? PEACE TALKS, AND WHERE THIS IS GOING? WE DO NOT HAVE TO. WE DO NOT HAVE TO COMPROMISE WITH THE ENEMY AND GIVE UP. COMPROMISE WITH THE ENEMY AND GIVE UP OUOUR BELOVED LAND. OUR BELOVED LAND BECAUSE THIS ENEMY WILL NOT STOP P AND. BECAUSE THIS ENEMY WILL NOT S STOP AND WILL RETURN EVEN.

WILL NOT STOP AND D WILL RETURN EVEN STRONGER, HE SAID. WILL RETURN EVEN STRONGER, HE SAID. EVEN NOW, AS HER. STRONGER, HE SAID. EVEN NOW, AS HER FAMILY IS MAKING THE. EVEN NOW, AS HER FAMILY IS MAKING THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE, FAMILY IS MAKING THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE, YOU THINK THERE. ULTIMATE SACRIFICE, YOU THINK THERE SHOULD BE NO. SHOULD BE NO COMPROMISE, SHOULD NOT GIVE UP ANY LAND. COMPROMISE, SHOULD NOT GIVE UP ANY LAND IN EXCHANGE FOR A. IN EXCHANGE FOR A CEASE-FIRE OR SOME SORT OF PEACE E DEAL? SORT OF PEACE DEAL? YES, HE SAID, BECACAUSE WE KNOW. YES, HE SAID, BECAUSE WE KNOW RUSSIA AND THEY. BECAUSUSE WE KNOW RUSSIA AND THEY NEVER ABIDE BY THEIR. RUSSIA AND THEY NEVER ABIDE BY THEIR AGREEMENTS. AGREEMENTS. AS ONE FUNERAL IS WRAPPING UP,P, ANOTHER. AS ONE FUNERAL IS WRAPPING UP, ANOTHTHER ONE IS ABOUT TO. WRAPPING UP,P, ANOTHER ONE IS ABOUT TO BEGIN RIGHT NEXT TO. ONE IS ABOUT TO BEGIN RIGHT NEXT TO WHERE THE LAST. BEGIN RIGHT NEXTXT TO WHERE THE LAST SOLDIER WAS BURIED.

WHERE THE LAST SOLDIER WAS BURIED. ANOTHER BODY IS. SOLDIER WAS BUBURIED. ANOTHER BODY IS GOING IN. ANOTHER BODY IS GOING IN. ALL THE GRAVES. GOING IN. ALL THE GRAVESES MARKED WITH FLAGS, ALL THE GRAVES MARKED WITH FLAGS, ARE FOR SOLDIERS. MARKED WITH FLAGS, ARE FOR SOLDIERS. TODAY, WE VISITED A. TODAY, WE VISITED A UKRAINIAN DRONE BASED IN A GARAGE. UKRAINIAN DRONE BASED IN A GARARAGE AND THE COMMANDER. AND THE COMMANDER ALSO HAS LITTLE CONFIDENCE IN. ALSO HAS LITTLE CONFIDENCE IN PRESIDIDENT TRUMP'S. CONFIDENENCE IN PRESIDENT TRUMP'S MEETING WITH PUTIN . PRESIDENT TRUMP'S MEETING WITH PUTIN . >> I AM NOT. MEETING WITH PUTUTIN . >> I AM NOT OPTIMISTIC, PUTIN IS. >> I AM NOT OPTIMISTIC, PUTIN IS PLAYING A A VERY BAD. OPTIMISTIC, PUTIN IS PLAYING A VERY BAD GAME , HE WILL. PLAYING A VERY BAD GAME , HE WILL DECECEIVE DONALD TRUMP. GAME , HE WILL DECEIVE DONALD TRUMP FOR SURE. FOR SURE. 100%, DONALD TRUMP WILL BE DECEIVED. 100%, DONALD TRUMP WILL BE DECEIVED. >> Reporter: RUSSIAN.

WILL BE DECEIVED. >> Reporter: RUSSIAN FORCES REMAIN ON THE. >> Reporter: RUSSIAN FORCES REMAIN ON THE OFFENSIVE TRY TO.