Zakharova commented on the global reaction to the meeting between Putin and Trump in Alaska

The reaction to the upcoming summit of Russia and the United States in Alaska is a litmus test, it is divided into two groups: those who want a settlement in Ukraine, and those who "hiss and squirm." This was announced on August 13 by the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova.

She stressed that the first group includes "healthy forces" who wish Russia breakthrough solutions and a settlement of the Ukrainian conflict.

"The second group is those who hiss as if holy water has been dropped on them, who wriggle, who crawl out from under the stones, who, on the contrary, instead of wishing for success, wish for anything but some steps or achievements that would lead to a settlement of the situation," she said. she is on the air of Sputnik radio.

Zakharova noted that in this category, governments are looking for any "loopholes" to "divert the conversation in another direction."

Targeted disruption: Kiev is trying to complicate negotiations between Russia and the United States

To this end, an attempt was made to invade the Belgorod Region and attack a Russian energy facility in the Krasnodar Territory.

On August 8, US President Donald Trump announced a meeting with Putin in Alaska on August 15. The American leader noted that details about the upcoming negotiations will be published later. Russian Presidential aide Yuri Ushakov called the choice of a venue for negotiations logical. He said that the economic interests of the states intersect in the region.

On August 12, White House Press Secretary Caroline Leavitt named Anchorage in Alaska as the city where the summit of the Russian Federation and the United States will take place. She stated that these negotiations will help identify steps to resolve the Ukrainian conflict. At the same time, CNN named the Elmendorf-Richardson joint military base as the venue for negotiations.

At the same time, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported that according to information received through several channels, Kiev was preparing provocations in order to disrupt the negotiations. It is noted that the Ukrainian militants planned to carry out an attack on one of the residential areas or a hospital in order to lay responsibility for it on the Russian army. Zakharova commented to Izvestia on information about possible provocations by the Kiev regime to disrupt the Russian-American summit and noted that this had become Ukraine's criminal style.

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