Putin, Trump and Alaska
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Alaska and Crimea remain linked in some ways today, both viewed by some nationalists as historic Russian regions lost by weak leaders – Yeltsin, the first president of independent Russia, is reviled for recognizing Crimea as part of Ukraine after the USSR collapsed.
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The president made multiple comments suggesting he doesn’t know Alaska is part of the United States.
Vladimir Putin set foot on U.S. soil for the first time in 10 years on Friday—but don’t try telling President Donald Trump that. In the days leading up to the historic summit between the two world leaders,
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‘Is He Just the Dumbest President We Ever Had?’: Trump’s Alaska Blunder Had Social Media Howling, But His Putin Flip-Flop Was Even Worse
President Donald Trump became a laughingstock over the weekend after he appeared to forget that Alaska is part of the United States, just as he […] ‘Is He Just the Dumbest President We Ever Had?’: Trump’s Alaska Blunder Had Social Media Howling,
Sen. Chris Murphy called the failed meeting, in which no ceasefire was reached for the war in Ukraine, a "disaster" while on air with NBC News.
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Why did Russia sell Alaska to the United States?
United States President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin are set to meet in Anchorage, Alaska, on Friday to discuss how to end the war in Ukraine. On Wednesday, following a virtual meeting with European leaders including Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy,
The Trump-Putin summit will take place in a former Russian colony that the United States bought for $7.2 million in 1867. Here’s how the deal came together and why its legacy matters.
Papers bearing U.S. State Department markings and detailing President Donald Trump’s summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin were discovered in the business center of an Anchorage hotel, raising new questions about the handling of sensitive government information.
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US Shadows Chinese Ships Near Alaska
In a press release on Saturday, the U.S. Coast Guard revealed that its Arctic District sent a C-130J long range surveillance aircraft from Kodiak Island—south of mainland Alaska—on Wednesday to query Chinese research vessels operating in what it called U.S. Arctic waters.
The stage — or tarmac — is set for Trump-Putin arrival. An "Alaska 2025" sign and red carpet are ready on the base tarmac for the leaders' arrival. The carpeting is lined on either side with fighter jets, parked at an angle.
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