A B-2 bomber and four F-35 fighter jets flew over Russian President Vladimir Putin's head while meeting with his US counterpart Donald Trump as they walked on a red carpet platform during their Friday meeting in Alaska, video footage showed.
Trump and Putin were then seen entering the same limousine, and there did not appear to be any interpreters, as the Russian leader speaks English well enough to converse with Trump, according to The New York Times.
Trump prepared for what he called a "high-stakes" summit with the Russian leader to discuss a ceasefire deal to end the invasion of Ukraine
As talks began between the two leaders, pro-Ukrainian protesters were seen outside the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson military facility in the city of Anchorage, where Air Force One had landed.
Both men had stopped to view the American military might in the sky before walking onto the platform at the US Army base. The flyover's choreography saw two F-35s on each side of the B-2 bomber.
Two B-2 bombers were flown into the base ahead of the meeting on Friday, ABC News quoted two officials as saying.
Bomber previously used against Islamic Republic
The US had previously utilized B-2 bombers to attack Iranian nuclear targets Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan in June of this year, dubbed Operation Midnight Hammer.
Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman, Esmail Baghaei, said US strikes on Sunday had caused significant damage to its nuclear facilities. However, a US assessment the next month found that American strikes had mostly destroyed only one of the three targeted sites, but that the other two were not as badly damaged, NBC reported.
Corrine Baum and Reuters contributed to this report.