Here's who Trump and Putin are bringing to the "high stakes" standoff in Alaska

President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin aren't heading to Alaska alone.The big picture: Trump's entourage for the bilateral meeting features some of his closest allies as he looks to broker a potential ceasefire with Putin, who is bringing a small retinue of his own.Putin enters the meeting with a long-eyed view at establishing superpower relations with the United States.Despite the entourages, the meeting boils down to Putin and Trump speaking with translators. Many see it as a chance for them to reestablish their frayed relationship.Trump has repeatedly said he wants to leave this meeting with a ceasefire deal in Ukraine, whose president Volodymyr Zelensky was not invited to attend.Driving the news: Trump departed Joint Base Andrews Friday morning for Anchorage, Alaska, where he is scheduled to meet with Putin at at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson.Trump teased the upcoming meeting as a "high stakes" affair. On Thursday, he said he'd know within minutes if Putin was interested in working together. They're expected to be joined by two translators.The two leaders are expected to hold a joint press conference after they meet.Inside the room: Per the White House, officials on Air Force 1 with Trump include:Secretary of State Marco RubioSecretary of the Treasury Scott BessentSecretary of Commerce Howard LutnickCIA Director John RatcliffeWhite House press secretary Karoline LeavittSusie Wiles, White House chief of staffWhite House special envoy Steve WitkoffMonica Crowley, chief of protocolJames Blair, White House deputy chief of staffBeau Harrison, deputy chief of staff for operationsNick Luna, director of Oval Office operationsDan Scavino, White House deputy chief of staffSteven Cheung, White House communications directorRobert Gabriel, deputy national security adviserWill Scharf, White House staff secretaryRoss Worthington, White House director of speechwritingBret Baier of Fox News was also on board the flight, as he is scheduled to interview the president, according to the White House press pool.Worth noting: The White House's list does not include Vice President JD Vance — who is vacationing in the U.K. — or Ukraine envoy Keith Kellogg.Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine will also attend, the Defense Department said Friday.Yes, but: Putin won't be alone, either. According to NBC News, the Kremlin delegation includes:Foreign Minister Sergei LavrovDefense Minister Andrei BelousovFinance Minister Anton SiluanovDirect Investment Fund head Kirill DmitrievThe intrigue: Lavrov was spotted by multiple outlets wearing a shirt with "USSR" in Russian on it."Ambush. Our delegation is outnumbered," Dmitriev wrote on X.What's next: The meeting begins at 11 a.m. local time in Alaska, or 3 p.m. ET. Trump is scheduled to depart Alaska at 5:45 p.m. local time.The bottom line: Trump and Putin aren't taking this meeting lightly based on their high powered delegations. But what happens in the room is anyone's guess.

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