US EditionNew Details Emerge on Trump, Putin Summit in Alaska: What to Know
The summit aims to explore an end to the 3.5-year Ukraine conflict, with Alaska's strategic location underscoring its geopolitical importance, noted for $7.2 million sale in 1867.
- On April 9, 1867, Russian Tsar Alexander II decided to sell Alaska for $7.2 million, ratified by the US Senate, ending Russian control.
- By the mid-19th century, Alaska was viewed as a liability by the Russian Empire, amid fears of British navy threats and post-Crimean War debt, prompting the sale.
- At about two cents per acre, the deal covers 586,412 square miles for $7.2 million, equal to $160 million today.
- On Friday, Anchorage will host President Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, aiming to end the 3.5-year Ukraine war, with Ushakov saying `the location makes sense` given its proximity.
- Meanwhile, Russian nationalist claims include Tsargrad TV posting a ‘People’s Republic of Alaska’ flag and Vyacheslav Volodin threatening to reclaim Alaska if US froze Russian assets.
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Before departing for the US territory, the Russian president made a stop in Magadan, a Russian port on the Sea of Okhotsk that is about 5,900 kilometers from Moscow.
Can Putin Pass the Test? - LewRockwell
Yesterday President Trump in his public statements validated my conclusion that Trump does not know what the Russian position is and that he is going to the meeting to find out what the “parameters” are and that he sees the meeting as a “feel-out meeting” to see whether the conflict in Ukraine can be ended. In other words, no solution is expected from the meeting for which no preparatory work has been done. So what are the high-blown expectat…
Putin already wins with the fact of the meeting on Friday, but he cannot afford to let Trump leave the table empty-handed. The US president has also threatened serious consequences if there is no progress towards peace in the Russian-Ukrainian war. However, this must also take into account the interests of Europe and Ukraine, which Trump has promised.
Columnist Predicts a Specific Putin Joke
New York Times columnist Masha Gessen thinks President Trump has made a mistake in inviting Vladimir Putin to Alaska. "The moment Putin walks into the negotiating room, he has gotten everything he wants," he wrote in a piece earlier this week. "If the meeting does not produce an agreement, Putin...
Putin-Trump Alaska Summit: Possible Act of Sabotage and a Hannibal Directive? Helena Glass
by Helena Glass, Global Research: Tension builds as the Putin and Trump summit nears. While Russia has the upper hand, both sides are anticipating a setup. When Trump asked for the Summit, as a diplomat and gentleman, Putin was obliged to agree. It was not necessary, it was simply common courtesy – something rare in […]
Professor emeritus at Sciences Po, and author of "The Art of Peace" (Flammarion), Bertrand Badie alerts on a summit that marginalizes Europe and consecrates the Russian-American face-to-face.
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