Sentiment toward Russia in Alaska has cooled since Putin invaded Ukraine in 2022. The Anchorage Assembly voted unanimously to suspend its three-decade-long sister city relationship with Magadan, Russia, and the Juneau Assembly sent its sister city of Vladivostok a letter expressing concern.

President Donald Trump is due to meet Friday in Alaska with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Crude-oil prices surged when Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, and there is a potential for sizable moves depending on how Friday’s summit goes.

Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson is a prime midway rest stop for dignitaries on the route from Washington to eastern Asia.