As US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin met in Alaska for what White House described as “historic”, a US Air Force B-2 Spirit stealth bomber flew across the sky above. 

In a widely shared video on X, it can be seen that a red carpet was laid out for the Presidents to walk on as the meeting was held to discuss the Russia-Ukraine conflict. 

Seconds into the video, the B-2 zoomed across above the Russian President who lifted his head and looked towards the sky and saw the Spirit stealth bomber and the F-22 Raptor fighter jets passing by. 

US’ B-2 Stealth Bomber

According to the official website of the US, the B-2 Spirit is a “multi-role bomber” which can deliver both conventional and nuclear munitions. It can penetrate the most sophisticated defenses and it is difficult for the defensive systems to detect, track and engage with it. 

The B-2 has a crew of two pilots, a pilot in the left seat and mission commander in the right. It was first publicly displayed in 1988 and its first flight was in 1989. 

Trump-Putin Alaska Summit  

Putin and Trump concluded their joint press conference on Friday (local time). The Russian President also invited the US President for further talks in Moscow. 

“Next time in Moscow,” Putin said in the press conference.

Trump accepted the suggestion, saying, “That’s an interesting one. I’ll get a little heat on that one, but I can see it possibly happening.”

According to ANI, despite the lack of a formal agreement, Trump described the summit as “Productive”. 

Speaking at the joint press conference in Alaska, the US President also claimed that thousands of lives could be saved weekly if both sides acted, adding that Putin shared the same goal.