By Trump expected in Alaska first, to greet Putin in person
US President Donald Trump will arrive first at the summit venue in Alaska and will personally welcome Russian leader Vladimir Putin on the runway, Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy told Fox News in an interview.
“The [US] president will get there, at the base, and then the Russian president will land, and the [US] president will be on the tarmac, getting ready to welcome the Russian president to Alaska,” Dunleavy announced. “I think it will happen pretty quick,” the governor added.
[UPDATE-Aug 15] Presidents Trump, Putin to Meet in Alaska on Aug. 15th
Trump took off from Andrews Air Force Base near Washington, D.C., for Anchorage, Alaska, to meet with Putin. According to the schedule released by the US president’s press service, bilateral events in Anchorage will begin at 7:00 p.m. UTC.
This is a developing story that HO1 will continue to monitor.
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[UPDATE-Aug 17] Putin, Trump implement Roosevelt’s idea of both leaders’ meeting in Alaska, notes Duma speaker
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