MOSCOW, August 14. /TASS/. Friday’s meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Donald Trump will begin at 10:30 p.m. Moscow time (7:30 p.m. GMT), opening with a one-on-one conversation attended only by interpreters, Russian Presidential Aide Yury Ushakov said at a briefing.
According to him, the summit will center around the settlement of the Ukraine crisis, but the leaders will discuss other issues as well. Ushakov also said that the sides had determined the lineup of their delegations.
TASS has gathered the key statements by the Russian presidential aide.
Preparations for the Putin-Trump meeting are in their final stage, with all issues being "intensively resolved." "And, certainly, above all, the political agenda of the summit is being worked out."
The program of the meeting between the two leaders has been agreed. "This meeting, as you all know, will be held in Alaska, in Anchorage, specifically, at a facility at the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson."
