- Donald Trump met Vladimir Putin at the summit.
- The summit takes place in Alaska in Anchorage.
- The central theme of the summit is a ceasefire in Ukraine.
- Bilateral negotiations can last up to seven hours.
US President Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin on Friday before the start of the Anchorage summit in Alaska posed together in front of journalists who screamed questions. One of the reporters asked Putin if he would “stop killing civilians”informs TASR according to Sky News report.
The Russian President pointed to his ear in response to this question and shruggedstates the British news station. Negotiations at the Elmendorf-Richardson military base in Anchorage began on Friday shortly after 11.30 local time (21.30 CEST).
The main topic of interviews is a ceasefire agreement in Ukraine, which would end the bloodiest conflict in Europe since World War II. According to the original information, the initial meeting was to be held only between Trump and Putin in the presence of interpreters.
However, the White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt announced after landing that Trump will also join the Foreign Minister Marco Rubio and the special envoy Steve Witkoff. The Kremlin later added that Putin will be accompanied by his advisor Yuri Ušakov and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. There will be a meeting in a wider composition. According to the Kremlin, the bilateral summit could last six to seven hours.
