The United States and Russia are preparing for a high-stakes summit between President Donald Trump and President Vladimir Putin at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska. The date for the summit is set for Friday, August 15. After a search for a location that could meet security needs during the peak tourist season, the military base was chosen. This summit is the first in-person meeting between the US and Russian leaders in over four years. Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke by phone to discuss the upcoming meeting. President Trump has characterized the meeting as an exploratory session to personally gauge Putin’s intentions, unlike summits with defined outcomes.
