Trump prepares "red carpet" for Putin in Alaska - report
Kyiv • UNN
US President Donald Trump will meet Vladimir Putin at the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. Details of the meeting are being coordinated, no documents are planned to be signed.
Kremlin head Vladimir Putin is expected to receive a "red carpet" welcome from US President Donald Trump in Alaska, NBC News reports, citing sources, writes UNN.
Details
According to two senior US administration officials, "Trump is expected to roll out the red carpet upon Putin's arrival at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson on Friday and plans to meet the Russian leader upon arrival."
Officials emphasized that the exact details and scenario of the meeting are still being finalized.
As of Thursday evening, according to a third senior administration official, "Trump was not scheduled to call Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy or European leaders before Friday's meeting." However, it is unclear whether this could change during his long seven-hour flight from Washington to Anchorage, Alaska.
Addition
The planned meeting between US President Donald Trump and Kremlin head Vladimir Putin will take place on Friday at 11:00 local time (22:00 Kyiv time) in Anchorage.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned that a comprehensive solution to end the war in Ukraine will take longer than the meeting between Trump and Putin in Alaska.
Russian dictator's press secretary Dmitry Peskov claimed that Trump and Putin do not plan to sign any documents following the talks in Alaska.