WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke by telephone Tuesday with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov to prepare for the summit in Alaska between Presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, the State Department said. “Both sides confirmed their commitment to a successful event,” State Department spokeswoman Tammy Bruce told reporters. Bruce confirmed that Putin had requested the meeting, which will take place Friday in the US state of Alaska.

The Kremlin expects the next meeting between the two presidents to take place on Russian soil, Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov emphasized

Trump says he will meet with the Russian leader in the "great state of Alaska".

"Both sides confirmed their commitment to the successful holding of the event," the statement says

Russia says both sides affirm intention for Putin-Trump meet in Alaska on Friday, where Ukraine war set to be discussed.

The US Secretary of State rejected allegations that the upcoming meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin is a concession to the Russian side

Il segretario di Stato statunitense Marco Rubio ha sentito il ministro degli Esteri russo Sergei Lavrov in merito alla preparazione del vertice fra Donald Trump e Vladimir Putin.…

WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke by telephone Tuesday with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov to prepare for the summit in Alaska between Presidents Donald…

Russia expects the meeting to allow the leaders to focus on the entire range of issues, from the Ukraine crisis to the obstacles hindering normal and meaningful dialogue, Foreign…

According to Alexey Fadeyev, the Russian presidential administration has repeatedly said that it’s possible to quickly agree both on a phone call and a personal meeting between…

"Considering a number of sensitive issues on the agenda of the upcoming discussions, the range of the negotiation’s participants is not wide," Russian Presidential Aide Yury…

Words come on the eve of the US and Russian leaders’ closely watched Alaska summit.

Face-to-face talks between Russian and US Presidents Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump will take place on the joint base of the Air Force and US Army Elmendorf-Richardson

The August 15 meeting in Anchorage will be the first face-to-face talks between Putin and Trump since June 2021

Karoline Leavitt said that Donald Trump will be joined by Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Special Envoy Steve Witkoff

The meeting between the presidents is held at the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage

The Putin-Trump summit was initially planned as a one-on-one meeting