Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova commented on a video recording of a moose trying to get into the negotiating area between Russian and US Presidents Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump, comparing it to Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky.

Zelensky no longer knows what to come up with, the diplomat wrote on her Telegram channel.

Putin and Trump will hold talks in Anchorage, Alaska, on August 15. CNN sources named the Elmendorf-Richardson military base as the venue. The summit is expected to begin at 10:00 PM Moscow time (11:00 AM local time). Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov said that its main topic would be finding ways to resolve the conflict in Ukraine in the long term.

Lavrov: Russian delegation will clearly state its position in Alaska

Trump has previously stated on several occasions that the Alaska talks would be preliminary. After the meeting with Putin, he expects a meeting between the Russian president and Zelensky or a trilateral summit. On August 14, the American leader announced that he would call the Ukrainian president to arrange a meeting with him after the talks in Alaska.

The Wall Street Journal, citing sources, wrote that Trump expressed concern that Zelensky's presence in Alaska from the very beginning of the meeting with Putin could disrupt the negotiations between the Russian and American sides.