STORY: Russian President Vladimir Putin laid flowers at the graves of Soviet pilots who died in Alaska during World War Two after concluding a summit with U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday (August 15).

The pilots died in Alaska in accidents or harsh weather conditions while training or ferrying U.S.-built aircraft to the Soviet Union under the lend-lease program.

After laying the flowers, Putin spoke with the archbishop of the Orthodox Church in America diocese of Alaska, archbishop Alexei and gifted him 2 icons.

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SHOWS: JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, ALASKA, UNITED STATES (AUGUST 15, 2025) (RUSSIAN POOL – Access all)

1.VARIOUS OF RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN LAYING FLOWERS AT THE GRAVES OF SOVIET PILOTS DIED IN ALASKA DURING WORLD WAR TWO

2.PUTIN GREETING ARCHBISHOP OF THE ORTHODOX CHURCH IN AMERICA DIOCESE OF ALASKA, ARCHBISHOP ALEXEI

3.PUTIN AND ARCHBISHOP TALKING, PUTIN GIVING ICONS AS GIFTS