President Donald Trump will meet one-on-one with Russian President Vladimir Putin as part of their summit on Friday in Alaska, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told CNN during the press briefing today, APA reports.
Trump expects to focus squarely on ending the war in Ukraine, leaving other issues the Kremlin has said could be up for discussion — including normalizing US-Russia ties — for another time.
President Donald Trump is traveling to Anchorage for a bilateral meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said as she nodded to the fact that Ukraine will not be represented.
The logistics of the event, including timing and plans for a potential joint press conference, are “still being ironed out,” she told reporters at today’s White House press briefing.
