Alaska Prepares for Russia–US Presidential Summit
World
The presidents of Russia and the United States, Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump, will meet on August 15 in Anchorage, Alaska, at the Elmendorf-Richardson military base. The central topic will be resolving the Ukraine crisis.
Preparations for the summit were carried out at an accelerated pace — the meeting was announced only five days ago. Talks will be held in a narrow format, focusing on security and international issues.
According to presidential aide Yuri Ushakov, the meeting will begin at 11:30 a.m. local time (10:30 p.m. Moscow time) with a one-on-one conversation involving interpreters, followed by delegation-level talks over a working breakfast.
The Russian delegation will include Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, Defense Minister Andrey Belousov, Finance Minister Anton Siluanov, Special Presidential Representative for Investment and Economic Cooperation Kirill Dmitriev, and Yuri Ushakov. The US side will also have five participants plus experts.
The main topic will be the resolution of the Ukraine crisis, including follow-ups to the August 6 consultations in the Kremlin with US Presidential Special Envoy Steve Witkoff. Broader issues such as international security and pressing regional matters will also be discussed.
Ushakov noted that Russia and the US have significant untapped potential for trade and economic cooperation.
The meeting’s venue carries symbolic significance: near the Elmendorf-Richardson base lies a memorial cemetery where nine Soviet pilots, two military personnel, and two civilians are buried. They died in 1942–1945 while ferrying aircraft from the US to the USSR under Lend-Lease. The summit coincides with the 80th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany and militarist Japan.
The Alaska summit offers a rare chance for the leaders of Russia and the United States to discuss key global issues directly, in a closed and limited setting, against the backdrop of both current geopolitical challenges and the shared history of World War II cooperation.
According to presidential aide Yuri Ushakov, the meeting will begin at 11:30 a.m. local time (10:30 p.m. Moscow time) with a one-on-one conversation involving interpreters, followed by delegation-level talks over a working breakfast.
The Russian delegation will include Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, Defense Minister Andrey Belousov, Finance Minister Anton Siluanov, Special Presidential Representative for Investment and Economic Cooperation Kirill Dmitriev, and Yuri Ushakov. The US side will also have five participants plus experts.
The main topic will be the resolution of the Ukraine crisis, including follow-ups to the August 6 consultations in the Kremlin with US Presidential Special Envoy Steve Witkoff. Broader issues such as international security and pressing regional matters will also be discussed.
Ushakov noted that Russia and the US have significant untapped potential for trade and economic cooperation.
The meeting’s venue carries symbolic significance: near the Elmendorf-Richardson base lies a memorial cemetery where nine Soviet pilots, two military personnel, and two civilians are buried. They died in 1942–1945 while ferrying aircraft from the US to the USSR under Lend-Lease. The summit coincides with the 80th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany and militarist Japan.
The Alaska summit offers a rare chance for the leaders of Russia and the United States to discuss key global issues directly, in a closed and limited setting, against the backdrop of both current geopolitical challenges and the shared history of World War II cooperation.
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