The White House added in a statement that “President Trump, wearing a red tie, boarded the ‘Beast’ (the official U.S. presidential car) at 7:31 a.m. (14:31 Moscow time), heading to Andrews Air Force Base to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin.” American media reported that U.S. President Donald Trump boarded the presidential plane heading to Alaska to meet Putin.
The Russian ‘Il-76’ aircraft arrived today, Friday, at Elmendorf-Richardson Air Force Base in Alaska, where the summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his American counterpart Donald Trump will take place. According to the ‘Flight Radar 24’ website, the plane landed around 13:50 Moscow time.
Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in the city of Magadan before his expected meeting on Friday with his American counterpart Donald Trump in Alaska, according to a Sputnik news agency correspondent. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov explained that during his trip, Putin will visit industrial production sites in Magadan and hold a meeting with the region’s governor, Sergey Nosov.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Russian Ambassador to the United States Alexander Darchiev arrived in the state of Alaska, USA, on Friday morning, where the Russia-America summit will be held, according to a Sputnik agency correspondent.
The ‘Ilyushin Il-96’ aircraft of the Russian special flight squadron landed on Thursday evening in preparation for the anticipated summit between Presidents Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump. Yuri Ushakov, assistant to the Russian president, stated that the ‘Elmendorf-Richardson’ military base at 22:30 Moscow time will host the presidents for initial bilateral talks, followed by an expanded meeting with delegations from both countries.
Alongside Ushakov, the discussions will include Foreign Minister Andrey Belousov, Finance Minister Anton Siluanov, and the president’s special representative for investment and economic cooperation with foreign countries, Kirill Dmitriev. Putin and Trump will deliver brief remarks before the talks commence, followed by a joint press conference. The Ukrainian crisis will be at the top of the agenda.
