US Edition‘Not Politicking for It’: Trump Goes All in on Nobel Push with Risky Putin Summit
- On Monday, President Donald Trump announced he plans to hold talks with Russian leader Vladimir Putin this Friday in Alaska to address the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, although he incorrectly stated that the meeting would take place in Russia.
- The upcoming summit follows Trump's stated goal to persuade Putin to sign a peace deal, despite Ukrainian President Zelensky firmly rejecting land concessions.
- Trump also declared a public safety emergency in Washington, D.C., planning to deploy 800 National Guard troops and place the Metropolitan Police under federal control via the D.C. Home Rule Act.
- The president emphasized a crime crisis in D.C., citing outdated 2023 statistics and promising rapid cleanup, though officials and data report violent crime has been declining since 2023 and nationwide murder rates are at historic lows.
- Trump's blunder about Alaska's status and his law enforcement federalization plans drew criticism and concerns about potential overreach and misinformation regarding true crime trends.
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Trump Sparks Concern After Repeatedly Confusing Alaska With Russia Ahead Of Putin Meeting
President Donald Trump turned heads on Monday after he repeatedly claimed he's going to "Russia" on Friday—very openly confusing the country with the state of Alaska, the actual location where he plans to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin for a highly anticipated summit.Trump made the mix-up during a press conference about crime in Washington, D.C., where he has already moved to federalize the police and deploy the National Guard, citing inf…
‘Not politicking for it’: Trump goes all in on Nobel push with risky Putin summit
ANALYSIS — President Donald Trump could be risking his push for a Nobel Peace Prize with a high-stakes meeting Friday in Alaska with Russian President Vladimir Putin. But he’s got plenty of backers around the globe for the gold-plated prize. “We’re going to have a meeting with Vladimir Putin, and at the end of that meeting, probably in the first two minutes, I’ll know exactly whether or not a deal can be made,” Trump said Monday during a White H…
U.S. President Trump is not exactly known for quiet tones, but he is now proposing these before the meeting planned for Friday with Russian head of state Putin. It is a kind of exploratory meeting, according to Trump.
Trump plans to ‘feel out’ Putin’s intentions at summit
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Monday that he expected to determine mere moments into his meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin this week whether it would be possible to work out a deal to halt the war in Ukraine. “At the end of that meeting, probably the first two minutes, I’ll know exactly whether or not a deal can be made,” Trump said at a White House press conference that he called to announce plans for a federal takeover…
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