Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said in a conference call with reporters that U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin will discuss the “huge untapped potential” for U.S.–Russia economic ties—as well as the prospects for ending the war in Ukraine—when they meet in Alaska on Friday. Ushakov said the summit would start with the two leaders’ one-on-one meeting, accompanied only by translators. Delegations from the two countries would then meet and have a working lunch, and the presidents would give a joint news conference, he said.
Trump has signed three new executive orders on pharmaceuticals, monopolies, and space flight, each aimed at reshaping key parts of American life. The order on pharmaceuticals aims to strengthen America’s drug supply chain by building a strategic reserve of essential pharmaceutical ingredients—preferably made in the United States. Trump also signed a proclamation to boost commercial space launches and activities by 20 to 30 percent….