The summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin will begin on Friday at 11 a.m. local time (9 p.m. GMT) in Anchorage, Alaska . According to the agenda released by the White House, Trump will leave Anchorage at 5:45 p.m. local time (3:45 a.m. Saturday) and fly to Washington.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has already arrived in Alaska, wearing a sweatshirt with the words CCCP , the Cyrillic acronym for the Soviet Union, written on it.
"We never plan ahead. We know we have arguments, a clear and understandable position. We will present it," Lavrov said .
Moscow will clearly state its position, and much has already been done in this regard during the visits of US special envoy Steve Witkoff.
Tass recalls that Russian presidential adviser Yury Ushakov stated yesterday that the meeting between Putin and Trump will open with a one-on-one conversation, in which, in addition to the leaders, only interpreters will participate . The central topic of the meeting will be the resolution of the Ukrainian crisis, but Putin and Trump will also address "broader issues of ensuring peace and security, as well as the current and most pressing international and regional issues."
"If Alaska goes well, then a trilateral meeting with Zelensky will be necessary," said Trump, who gave a 75% chance of success at the summit .
(Unioneonline)