Trump and Putin will be joined by advisers at Alaska meeting – NBC
NBC News has reported, citing a White House official familiar with the matter, that advisers will also be present at the meeting between US President Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin.
Source: NBC News, as reported by European Pravda
Details: A White House representative told NBC News that Trump will be accompanied by Secretary of State Marco Rubio and special envoy Steve Witkoff at today’s meeting with Putin and his advisers.
The official stated that this will replace what was initially described as a one-to-one meeting between Trump and Putin. Interpreters are also expected to attend.
The bilateral working lunch will be attended by Rubio, Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, and Witkoff.
Trump’s special envoy for Ukraine, Keith Kellogg, has not been included in the delegation.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Putin's aide Yuri Ushakov will represent Russia in the three-on-three talks with Trump.
Background:
- Putin’s plane has landed at a military base in Anchorage. The US media has reported that Trump had already arrived.
- Speaking to the media on board the presidential aircraft, Trump said he would not discuss territorial issues "on behalf of Ukraine" and that Washington may provide Ukraine with certain security guarantees, but not "in the form of NATO"
- During the flight, Trump also had his first conversation with self-proclaimed Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko.
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