"Russia and the USA have something to offer each other"

On August 15, Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump held their seventh face-to-face meeting in Anchorage, Alaska, at the Elmendorf-Richardson joint military base. The one-on-one conversation was followed by a 5-on-5 meeting, during which the Russian and American delegations discussed a wide range of issues from the settlement of the conflict in Ukraine to strategic security issues. The main quotes from the speeches of the Russian and American leaders are in the Izvestia material.

Vladimir Putin on the negotiations

We are separated only by the Bering Strait, we are close neighbors.

Most of the joint history is connected with Alaska. During the Second World War, it was in Alaska that the Lend-Lease aircraft supply line began.

Relations between Russia and the United States have reached their lowest point. Obviously, sooner or later it was necessary to fix the situation.
President Trump and I have established direct contacts, and Stephen Witkoff, the special representative, came to Russia.

We see the desire of the US administration to help resolve the conflict and understand its essence.

We have always considered and consider the Ukrainian people to be fraternal, no matter how it sounds in today's conditions.