"I commend President Trump's initiative to start these negotiations and it is a very important step what is happening today. A step that will be followed by many other steps, because not everything will be solved with one meeting. It is important that in the discussion about peace in Ukraine, Ukraine be at the table, Europe be at the table, of course Romania be part of this discussion and as I was saying earlier, let us reach a lasting peace with security guarantees, a fair peace and let us all ensure that such aggressions, such wars will not happen again", says Ionuţ Moşteanu.

US President Donald Trump will meet with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, on Friday, at 11:00 local time (22:00 Romanian time), in Anchorage, Alaska, Reuters reports.

According to the schedule announced by the White House, Donald Trump will leave the White House on Friday morning (1:45 PM, Romanian time), arriving in Alaska for the bilateral meeting.

The meeting with Vladimir Putin is scheduled for 11:00 a.m. local time (10:00 p.m. Eastern time). The president will return to Washington Saturday morning.