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

Here are 12 things to know about the historic, and controversial, summit. Anchorage’s military base: Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. Trump landed at JBER at 10:20 a.m. Friday and Putin arrived shortly before 11 a.m. They’re scheduled to hold a news conference at the end of their summit and then fly out of Anchorage.

Security arrangements follow strict reciprocity protocols, with each side matching the other’s personnel and resources — from motorcade composition to the number of translators and secure waiting rooms.