Foreign Intelligence Service Director Sergey Naryshkin, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin, Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov and Head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund 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 August 14, 2025. Sputnik/Vyacheslav Prokofyev/Pool via REUTERS