MOSCOW, August 13. /TASS/. Locals are helping out in any way they can in the run-up to Friday’s summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump, giving up their cars and hosting journalists in their homes, on the floor in sleeping bags and even in tents, Anna Vernaya, director of the Russian Cultural Center in Alaska, said.
Putin and Trump will meet in Anchorage on August 15.
Russian Presidential Aide Yury Ushakov said the leaders will focus on discussing options for achieving a long-term peaceful settlement of the Ukrainian crisis.
"Our house is being used to accommodate journalists, we’ve got 14 of them here. We are looking for sleeping bags, we are putting them where we can," Vernaya told TASS.
According to her, 98% of accommodations in Anchorage are booked, and tourists are being turned away.
