The opening meeting of the Bilateral Summit of the United States and Russia, according to the original reports, was to be held only between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin with the participation of interpreters. However, the White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt announced on Friday shortly before the start of the meeting that she will also participate in the meeting head of American diplomacy Marco Rubio and Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff, TASR reports.
It is not yet clear who will join the Russian President Vladimir Putin. This meeting should be followed by a joint lunch of the delegations. It will also be present by the US Finance Minister Scott Bessent, Minister of Commerce Howard Lutnick, Minister of Defense Pete Hegseth and the head of Presidential Office Susie Wiles, writes NBC News.
The Russian delegation also consists of advisor to Russian President Juri Ušakov, Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergei Lavrov, Defense Minister Andrej Belousov, Minister of Finance Anton Siluanov and chief negotiator with the US Kirill Dmitrijev.
Putin should be accompanied by his assistant Yuri Ušakov and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. This meeting should be followed by a joint lunch of the delegations. The US Finance Minister Scott Bessent, Minister of Commerce, Howard Lutnick, Defense Minister Pete Hegseth and the head of the presidential office, Susie Wiles, will also be present, writes NBC News.
The Russian delegation also consists of Defense Minister Andrej Belousov, Minister of Finance Anton Siluanov and chief negotiator with the USA Kirill Dmitrijev.
Negotiations at the Elmendorf-Richardson military base in Anchorage in Alaska should start at approximately 11.30 am local time (21.30 h). The main topic of interviews is a ceasefire agreement in Ukraine. According to the Kremlin, the bilateral summit could last six to seven hours.
