WASHINGTON (TNND) — Ahead of Friday’s meeting between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, both presidents have planned their entourages accordingly.

The meeting will begin at 3 p.m. E.T., or 11 a.m. in local Alaska time. Trump is scheduled to leave Alaska at 5:45 p.m. local time.

Originally scheduled as a one-on-one meeting between President Trump and President Putin, it is now scheduled to be a three-on-three meeting. Trump will be joined by Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, according to Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt.

For the expanded bilateral meeting, Rubio, Witkoff, Treasury Secretary Scott Besent, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and chief of staff Susie Wiles will join.

On Trump’s team, members of his closest allies will assist the president as he looks to reach a deal for a potential ceasefire with Putin.

The president has repeatedly told reporters aboard Air Force One he wants to leave the bilateral meeting with a ceasefire in place for Ukraine. Ukrainian Volodymyr Zelenskyy was not invited to the meeting.

Putin is looking to establish and continue relations with the United States.

Regardless of who is in either circle, the entire meeting will come down to the presidents relying on translators.

Trump departed from Joint Base Andrews on Friday morning for Anchorage, Alaska. Trump and Putin will meet at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. After the leaders meet, they are expected to hold a joint press conference.

Trump said the meeting would be a “high-stakes” affair; on Thursday, the president said he would know within minutes if Putin were interested in working with the U.S.

Officials on Air Force 1 with Trump, travelling to Alaska, 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 Speechwriting

Fox News’ Bret Baier was also on board with the president; Baier interviewed Trump on the meeting and press conference, according to the White House press pool.

The Defense Department announced on Friday that Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chief of Staff Gen. Dan Caine will also attend the meeting

Some key figures are missing from the meeting today, including Vice President JD Vance, who is currently on vacation in the U.K., or Ukraine envoy Keith Kellogg.

Putin is also bringing his most trusted from the Kremlin, according to NBC News, including:

Foreign Minister Sergei LavrovDefense Minister Andrei BelousovFinance Minister Anton SiluanovDirect Investment Fund head Kirill Dmitriev

Several members of Putin’s delegation have stirred intrigue over the bilateral meeting. Lavrov was spotted wearing a shirt printed with “USSR” written on it in Russian.

Dmitriev posted to social media, saying, “Ambush. Our delegation is outnumbered.”