From left, Foreign Intelligence Service Director Sergey Naryshkin, Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov and Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin wait before a meeting chaired by Russian President Vladimir Putin in preparation for the upcoming Russia-US summit in Alaska, at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia.

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First Deputy Chief of Staff of the Presidential Office Sergei Kiriyenko, left, and Defence Minister Andrei Belousov wait before a meeting chaired by Russian President Vladimir Putin in preparation for the upcoming Russia-US summit in Alaska, at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia.

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Russia's National Guard chief Viktor Zolotov, left, and Federal Security Service Chief Alexander Bortnikov wait before a meeting chaired by Russian President Vladimir Putin in preparation for the upcoming Russia-US summit in Alaska, at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia.

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From left, Presidential Aide Yury Ushakov, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov and Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak wait before a meeting chaired by Russian President Vladimir Putin in preparation for the upcoming Russia-US summit in Alaska, at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia.

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From left, Foreign Intelligence Service Director Sergey Naryshkin, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin, Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov and Russian Direct Investment Fund CEO - Special Presidential Representative for Investment and Economic Cooperation with Foreign Countries Kirill Dmitriev wait before a meeting chaired by Russian President Vladimir Putin in preparation for the upcoming Russia-US summit in Alaska, at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin holds a meeting with members of Russia's top leadership, as well as representatives of the government and presidential administration, in preparation for the upcoming Russia-US summit in Alaska, at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia.

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Presidential Aide Yury Ushakov, left, and First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov wait before a meeting chaired by Russian President Vladimir Putin in preparation for the upcoming Russia-US summit in Alaska, at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia.

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Finance Minister Anton Siluanov, left, and Russian Direct Investment Fund CEO - Special Presidential Representative for Investment and Economic Cooperation with Foreign Countries Kirill Dmitriev wait before a meeting chaired by Russian President Vladimir Putin in preparation for the upcoming Russia-US summit in Alaska, at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin holds a meeting with members of Russia's top leadership, as well as representatives of the government and presidential administration, in preparation for the upcoming Russia-US summit in Alaska, at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia.

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