On Wednesday, I reported that President Trump had been reported to be working on setting up a face-to-face meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, with the Russo-Ukraine War being a primary topic – or, more correctly, negotiating an end to that war.Â
On Friday, President Trump took to his Truth Social account to announce that he will meet with President Putin on Friday, August 15th, and here’s the part that wasn’t on my bingo card: The two are, according to President Trump, to meet right here in Alaska.
That’s an interesting choice of venues.
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A meeting with the Russian president, but on American soil, and we should note, Putin, with his encyclopedic knowledge of Russian history, will no doubt understand the significance of the meeting in what was once Russian America. And no, it’s for sure and for certain that Russia won’t be getting Alaska back.
As for the meeting itself, on Wednesday, I wrote:
President Trump has styled himself as not only a deal-maker but as a peace-broker, and he’s had some successes along those lines. The one fight he hasn’t yet been able to break up is, of course, the Russo-Ukrainian war.
That may be changing. On Wednesday, Fox News stated that President Trump will be sitting down with Russian President Vladimir Putin for face-to-face talks, to be followed by a three-way meeting, also presumably in person, with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky. The report notes that talks may begin as early as next week.
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So far, there has been no location for the meeting, agenda, no topics, just President Trump’s announcement and the disclaimer, “Further details to follow.” But smart money says a discussion of Ukraine will be on the table; President Trump has made it pretty clear that this is something he wants to hash out with the Russian president.
Russia has been growing more bellicose of late, while claiming aggrieved status and trying to paint NATO as the aggressor.
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Here, again as I wrote on Wednesday, is the part that will be a challenge for even an accomplished deal-maker like President Trump:
Vladimir Putin views Ukraine (and Belarus) as historically Russian territories. He even wrote a book on the topic. Russia’s economy is struggling, its population is growing restive, but as long as Putin, the retired KGB apparatchik, is in charge, it’s likely that he won’t be too willing to give up on taking Ukraine.
As I’ve been saying and writing for some time, the best Ukraine can probably hold out for is a return to the status quo ante 2022 – Russia keeps the Crimea, the Black Sea port at Sevastopol, and the largely Russian-speaking parts of Ukraine it now holds. It’s not the best deal, and it won’t be a permanent deal, but it may be the best Ukraine can hope for right now.
On the 15th, we’ll have some idea where each of them stands – and they’ll be standing right here in the Great Land. Stay tuned! We will be bringing you updates as soon as we know more.
Editor’s Note: Thanks to President Trump and his administration’s bold leadership, we are respected on the world stage, and our enemies are being put on notice.
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