The Putin-Trump Summit in Alaska Will Focus on Ukraine and International Security

The Kremlin announced that Russian President Vladimir Putin and American President Donald Trump will discuss ways to resolve the conflict in Ukraine and issues of international security at their summit scheduled for Friday in the state of Alaska.

Putin's diplomatic advisor, Yuri Ushakov, explained that the agenda "will primarily revolve around resolving the Ukrainian crisis," in addition to discussing global peace and security issues and urgent international matters, as well as bilateral cooperation between Moscow and Washington.

The meeting, which will be held at Elmendorf Air Force Base in Anchorage, is scheduled to begin at 11:30 AM local time (19:30 GMT), followed by a joint press conference for the two presidents.

The summit will open with a bilateral session between Putin and Trump with the presence of interpreters, followed by an expanded working lunch that includes delegations from both countries and experts from both sides.

The Russian delegation includes the ministers of foreign affairs, defense, and finance, in addition to international economic envoy Kirill Dmitriev, who has previously held talks on trade cooperation opportunities with American envoys.

This summit, the first since Trump's return to the White House in January, comes after more than three and a half years since the outbreak of the war in Ukraine.

It is likely to be held without the participation of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky or any European representation, amid concerns in Kyiv and Western capitals about the possibility of reaching a Russian-American agreement without involving Ukraine.