Meeting on the outcomes of the Russia-US summit

Taking part in the meeting were Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin Mishustin MikhailPrime Minister of the Russian Federation , Speaker of the State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin Volodin VyacheslavChairman of the State Duma , Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office Anton Vaino Vaino AntonChief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office , Deputy Chairman of the Security Council Dmitry Medvedev Medvedev DmitryDeputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation , Secretary of the Security Council Sergei Shoigu Shoigu SergeiSecretary of the Russian Federation Security Council , First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov Manturov DenisFirst Deputy Prime Minister of the Government of the Russian Federation , First Deputy Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office Alexei Gromov Gromov AlexeiFirst Deputy Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office , First Deputy Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office Sergei Kiriyenko Kiriyenko SergeiFirst Deputy Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office , Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak Novak AlexanderDeputy Prime Minister of the Government of the Russian Federation , Deputy Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office - Presidential Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov Peskov DmitryDeputy Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office, Presidential Press Secretary , aides to the President Vladimir Medinsky Medinsky VladimirAide to the President and Yury Ushakov Ushakov YuryAide to the President , Defence Minister Andrei Belousov Belousov AndreiDefence Minister of the Russian Federation , Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergei Lavrov Lavrov SergeiMinister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation , Minister of Economic Development Maxim Reshetnikov Reshetnikov MaximMinister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation , Minister of Finance Anton Siluanov Siluanov AntonMinister of Finance of the Russian Federation , Governor of the Central Bank Elvira Nabiullina Nabiullina ElviraGovernor of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation (Bank of Russia) , Director of the Federal Security Service Alexander Bortnikov Bortnikov AlexanderDirector of the Federal Security Service , Director of the Foreign Intelligence Service Sergei Naryshkin Naryshkin SergeiDirector of the Foreign Intelligence Service , Chief of the General Staff - First Deputy Defence Minister Valery Gerasimov Gerasimov ValeryChief of the General Staff of Russia's Armed Forces - First Deputy Minister of Defence , and Special Presidential Representative for Investment and Economic Cooperation with Foreign Countries, CEO of the Russian Direct Investment Fund Kirill Dmitriev Dmitriev KirillCEO of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), Special Presidential Representative for Investment and Economic Cooperation with Foreign Countries .

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President of Russia Vladimir Putin: Good afternoon, colleagues,

I asked you to get into a meeting to inform you about the outcomes of our delegation's visit to Alaska, the United States.

I would like to note from the outset that the visit was timely and quite useful. We discussed our interactions in virtually all their aspects with a focus, of course, on achieving a fair resolution of the Ukraine crisis. We certainly had an opportunity to discuss the origins and causes of this crisis, which we did. It is the removal of these root causes that must underlie the settlement.

We did not have direct talks at this level for a long time. Let me reiterate: We had a chance to convey our position in a calm and detailed manner. We definitely respect the US administration's position which wants the hostilities to stop as soon as possible. So do we, and we would like to move forward with settling all issues by peaceful means.

The conversation was very frank and substantive which, in my view, moves us closer towards making necessary decisions.

Now I will give you a detailed overview of the conversation. I am ready to answer your questions if you have any.

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