ANCHORAGE /Alaska/, August 16. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Donald Trump have concluded their meeting in Anchorage, Alaska. They spoke for nearly three hours in the presence of their foreign ministers and aides.
Then, Putin and Trump made statements to the media. They refrained from answering questions and then briefly conversed on their feet. Afterwards, Putin laid flowers at the graves of Soviet pilots buried in Anchorage and flew back to Russia. Putin's first visit to the US in ten years lasted just over five hours.
TASS has compiled the main information known about the summit at this moment.
The Russian leader's plane landed at the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson at 10:54 a.m. local time (6:54 p.m. GMT). The welcoming ceremony on the airfield began at 11:10 a.m. local time (7:10 p.m. GMT).
Before taking the official photo on the airfield in Anchorage, Putin and Trump exchanged a few words. The leaders refrained from communicating with the press and did not answer reporters’ questions.
