According to Kremlin, the bilateral summit of US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin could last at least six to seven hours. TASR reports this based on reports of Reuters and AFP agencies and Sky News. “You can expect it will take at least six to seven hours,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Russian state television, adding that Moscow is expecting a “productive” meeting.
The Russian State Press Agency RIA Novosti wrote that Based on the statements of the Kremlin will bring Alaskan summit results And according to her information, their advisors will also participate in the opening meeting of the presidents “among four eyes”.
Special Ambassador of the Russian President for Investment Cooperation Kirill Dmitriyev marked the atmosphere in Alaska before the Trump meeting with Putin as “warrior” And he said that Negotiations will concern the entire spectrum of topics in Russian-American relations, not only Ukraine. According to him, negotiations will focus on the overall restoration of mutual relations.
Dmitriyev arrived in Alaska in advance, while Putin’s arrival is expected at 11.00 local time (21.00 CEST). The Russian President on Friday before departure laid flowers to the memorial in Magadan in the Russian Far East, which commemorates cooperation between the US and the Soviet Union during World War II. The statue shows the shaking of the hands between the Soviet and American pilot.
The topic of the negotiations of Trump and Putin is mainly the war in Ukraine and the possibilities of its completion. According to Trump, the main goal is to agree a second meeting, which would be three -sided with the participation of President Ukraine Volodymyr Greenland. The US President said on Thursday that there is a “25 % chance that this meeting would not be successful”. He also indicated that in such a case he would impose further sanctions on Russia.
