Putin gets warm welcome from Trump and a ride in The Beast at Alaska summit

Russian President Vladimir Putin couldn’t have asked for a better reception

Russian President Vladimir Putin couldn’t have asked for a better reception.

He was greeted with a red carpet, a jet flyover and a ride with President Donald Trump in the armored presidential Cadillac limousine known as “The Beast.”

Putin’s beaming smile in the window of the limo as they drove off the tarmac together summed up the moment.

President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin ride in the presidential limousine at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson on Friday.NBC NewsTrump said Thursday that “within the first two minutes, three minutes, four or five minutes,” he would know whether the summit would be a “good meeting or a bad meeting.”

The limo ride with Putin lasted at least 10 minutes.