Putin Trump summit in Anchorage

Moscow (dpa) — The Kremlin has said the summit between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday is expected to last between six and seven hours.

“We assume that there will first be a personal conversation. This will take place with the participation of advisers. Then there will be talks within the delegations, possibly in the form of a working lunch,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told state television.

“After that, the heads of state will withdraw for some time and then come together for a joint press conference,” he said.

Putin earlier departed for Alaska from the Magadan region in Russia’s Far East. Peskov previously said the Russian leader would arrive punctually at 11 am (1900 GMT) in Anchorage, where the meeting is to be held at a US military base.

Trump will greet Putin, who is known internationally for often keeping his interlocutors waiting for hours, at the plane, Peskov added.

The summit between the two leaders – the first since Trump began his second term and since Putin ordered the full-scale invasion of Ukraine – is expected to focus on the war.

Peskov said the Russian side expects real results. If this is the case, he said there could be a three-way meeting with the participation of Ukraine, which is not involved in the Anchorage talks.