Alaskan soil was targeted by the bombers that were previously deployed in Iran.
The US President, Donald Trump, is set to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin on August 15 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska. The high-profile meeting will see Secretary of State Marco Rubio leading the US delegation, which includes key figures such as Commerce Secretary Howard Latnick, CIA Director John Ratcliffe, and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.
In a notable move, the US has deployed two B-2 Spirit bombers to the base ahead of the summit. These stealth bombers are the same type of aircraft that participated in Operation "Midnight Hammer" in June 2025, where they were used to strike targets related to the Iranian nuclear program. Additional information about the bombers' involvement in Operation "Midnight Hammer" was reported by the Telegram channel "Military Observer".
The B-2 bombers' deployment during the Alaska meeting also included a symbolic flyover involving B-2s and other fighters, underscoring the US military's might. The exact details about the meeting's agenda remain undisclosed, but earlier, the White House stated that Trump sees himself as a peacemaker.
On the Russian side, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Presidential Aide Yuri Ushakov will be present. The private conversation between Putin and Trump will occur before the delegations join. The talks are scheduled to begin at 11:30 local time, with the time for the talks in Moscow set at 22:30.
The information about the bomber deployment comes from the Flightradar24 portal. No further details about the meeting's agenda were provided in the given paragraph.
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