Trump and Putin meet in Alaska: what the leaders of the USA and Russia talked about.

US President Donald Trump flew to Alaska, where he has a meeting scheduled today with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin. The topic of negotiations: ending the war in Ukraine.

Today will mark the first personal meeting between Trump and Putin since June 2021. It is scheduled for 22:30 Kyiv time.

Only Trump and Putin will attend the negotiations, along with interpreters. Then there will be a bilateral lunch with their delegations.

Composition of the US delegation

The US delegation includes:

• Secretary of State Marco Rubio;
• Secretary of the Treasury Scott Besant;
• Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick;
• Special Envoy Steve Witkoff;
• Press Secretary of the White House Caroline Levitt;
• Director of the CIA John Ratcliffe;
• Chief of Staff Suzy Wiles;
• Deputy Chief of Staff of the White House Dan Scavino.

Composition of the Russian delegation

The composition of the Russian delegation in Alaska:

• Putin's aide Yuri Ushakov;
• Putin's special envoy for investment and economic cooperation Kirill Dmitriev;
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov;
• Defense Minister Andrei Belousov;
• Finance Minister Anton Siluanov.

It is expected that the US leader will return to Washington in the morning of August 16.

Recall that Trump has already made an intriguing post on his social network.

Meanwhile, a large-scale operation by the US Secret Service has been deployed in Alaska to protect both leaders, and the meeting schedule is also known.

The Minister of Defense of Greater Virginia, John Gill, believes that today's meeting between Trump and Putin is an important 'first step'.