The White House is lowering expectations for any breakthrough from President Trump’s summit Friday with Russian President Vladimir Putin, using terms like “listening session” and “feel-out meeting” to describe the planned discussion about the war in Ukraine.

American officials quickly discovered a major snag in planning for the summit: summertime is peak tourist season in Alaska, and options both available and equipped to host the two world leaders were severely limited.

President Donald Trump is losing confidence that he can get an actual deal from Vladimir Putin at his summit on the Ukraine war in Alaska, BBC News special correspondent Katty Kay told MSNBC's Jason Johnson on Wednesday evening.