At the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Russia have declared that they want to completely take over Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhia and Kherson regions. The corresponding statement was made by the Deputy Director of the Information and Press Department of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Alexei Fadeev, at a briefing before the summit in Alaska, Russian media reports.

The Russian diplomat noted that the decisive factor in such an operational organization of meetings between dictator Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump was the very will of these leaders.

At the same time, he argues that Kyiv has not given a formal response to the proposal to create working groups, which was announced after the talks in Istanbul. Moscow is allegedly counting on the formation of these groups.

Separately, Fadeev made statements regarding the occupied territories of Ukraine, hinting that the Russian Federation lays claim even to those territories that it has failed to capture. In particular, he stated:

"The territorial structure of the Russian Federation is enshrined in the Constitution of our country. That says it all. As for the goals of the Russian delegation in the negotiations in Alaska, they are dictated exclusively by national interests."

Alaska Summit - Top News

Summit between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin scheduled for August 15, 2025 in Anchorage, Alaska. This is the first official meeting of the leaders of the two countries since 2019 to be held on American soil. The main topic of the talks is the war in Ukraine. The White House emphasizes that the summit is not intended to make decisions, but is a"listening" to the positions of the parties.

The location was not chosen by chance - Alaska is strategically important and at the same time is outside the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court, which allows Putin to avoid the risk of arrest. Earlier, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was discussed for participation in the summit, but now it is only a bilateral meeting.