Lavrov arrive in Anchorages to attend Alaska summit

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Russian ambassador to Washington Alexander Darchiyev have arrived in Anchorage, Alaska, to participate in the Russian-U.S. summit, a source familiar with the situation told TASS.

The official Russian delegation to the summit includes Lavrov, Ushakov, Defense Minister Andrey Belousov, Finance Minister Anton Siluanov, and Kirill Dmitriev, Special Presidential Representative for Investment and Economic Cooperation with Foreign countries and head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund.

Face-to-face talks between Russian and U.S. Presidents Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump will take place on the joint base of the Air Force and U.S. Army Elmendorf-Richardson.

The summit will begin at 22:00 Moscow time. It will be opened by a one-on-one conversation, in which, besides the leaders, only interpreters will participate. The central topic will be the settlement of the Ukrainian crisis.