Presidents Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump will talk about the “huge untapped potential” for Russia-U.S. financial ties along with the potential customers for ending the war in Ukraine when they fulfill in Alaska on Friday, Kremlin assistant Yuri Ushakov stated.
Ushakov informed press reporters that the top would begin at 1930 GMT, with the 2 leaders satisfying individually, accompanied just by translators.
He stated delegations from the 2 nations would then fulfill and have a working lunch, and the presidents would offer a joint press conference.
Trump and Putin concurred recently to hold the conference – the very first top in between their nations because Putin fulfilled Joe Biden in June 2021 – as the U.S. president presses for an end to the 3-1/2-year-old war in Ukraine.
Ushakov stated it was “obvious to everyone” that Ukraine would be the focus of the conference, however more comprehensive security and worldwide problems would likewise be talked about.
He included: “An exchange of views is expected on further developing bilateral cooperation, including in the trade and economic sphere. I would like to note that this cooperation has huge, and unfortunately hitherto untapped, potential.”
Ushakov, who is Putin’s diplomacy consultant, stated the other members of the Russian delegation would be Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, Defence Minister Andrei Belousov, Finance Minister Anton Siluanov and Kirill Dmitriev, Putin’s unique envoy for financial investment and financial cooperation.