Key members of the Russian delegation arrived in Alaska overnight for the Trump-Putin talks planned to take place this afternoon, with President Putin already in far-eastern Russia ready to travel later today.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov arrived in Alaska wearing a USSR (‘CCCP’) sweatshirt, a blatant reference to the Cold War, as an advance party of the Russian delegation ahead of Russian Federation President Vladimir Putin landed for Friday’s talks. The meeting is due to take place at Joint Base Elmendorf–Richardson near Anchorage, Alaska.
Per Russian state media, the Russian delegation beyond President Putin himself are Foreign Minister Lavrov, ambassador to Washington Alexander Darchiyev, aide to President Putin Yuri Ushakov, Defense Minister Andrey Belousov, Finance Minister Anton Siluanov, and Kirill Dmitriev, the U.S.-educated state investment fund boss who has been something of an emissary to America of late. (Read More)