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Posted on 08/09/2025 5:39:40 AM PDT by Az Joe
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My guess is that Putin is just stalling, jerking Trump around.
Putin will be appropiately dressed and will conduct himself as national leader and therefore give Trump more respect than the little Ukrainian dictator did.
It’s a big photo op. Trump wants to get a Noble Peace Prize for ending the war. Putin wants to delay to try to grind Ukraine into submission because Russia can sacrifice the lives of more of its citizens than Ukraine can. That’s the game.
Deleting the parentheses....
What will happen at the Alaska summit? Vanity
Alaska will not be sold back to Russia
The cease fire will not be agreed to
I wonder where it’ll be held.
In the early ‘70s, I was at the hangar at Elmendorf AFB and saw Nixon and Emperor Hirohito.
No preconditions going in.
Who knows what will come of it.
Trump could be reeling Putin into a negotiation that, despite Putin’s best efforts as a thuggish dictator and an inveterate liar on the world stage, and however long it might take within the context of Trump’s second term, might eventually either tame “The Bear”, or begin moving it in that direction. As in, objectively speaking (not just a Putin headfake).
Cool, MM. Those moments stay with you, your own participation in history.
“”””It’s a big photo op. Trump wants to get a Noble Peace Prize for ending the war.”””
He knows they will never give it to him, no matter what he does.
Chocolate flourless torte with whipped cream and a cherry on top for dessert, with a glass of whole milk, of course.
Mmmmmm
Probably at Elmendorf. Near Anchorage, on a secure base.
I think there is more to this meeting than we think. Putin and Trump will talk for hours—goal of stopping the war will be met because the war is about done in any case. The fight is about gone from Ukraine and interest in supporting Ukraine is faltering in Europe. No, they will be talking of other things, Gaza and Israel, Trade, What Putin knows about Hillary, etc... It will look like Putin blinked and gave in but Russia will get all it wants in Ukraine but have to give up some land it took (very little). It will be, I believe, Very interesting. Will Trump get his Peace Prize—Nope even if he should.
“My guess is that Putin is just stalling, jerking Trump around.”
Putin knows what he wants and has presented his terms. The ball is in Ukraine’s court. Ukraine’s problem is reading whether there’s any movement possible in Putin’s position, so Ukraine will test the waters. These talks will probably fail initially but hopefully lead to an agreement later. Putin’s position is a hard pill for Ukraine to swallow.
Trump has to help keep the balls in the air until the two sides make a deal. He’s good at that.
U.S.-China Meeting (March 2021): Anchorage hosted a high-level diplomatic meeting between senior U.S. and Chinese officials, including U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi. This summit was notable for its tense exchanges, with both sides publicly airing grievances, marking a significant moment in U.S.-China relations.
Nixon-Emperor Hirohito Meeting (1971): President Richard Nixon met with Emperor Hirohito of Japan in Anchorage, Alaska, during a stopover. This was the first time a Japanese emperor had visited the United States, and the meeting focused on strengthening U.S.-Japan ties.
Reagan-Pope John Paul II Meeting (1984): President Ronald Reagan met with Pope John Paul II in Fairbanks, Alaska, during a papal stopover. The meeting was largely ceremonial but underscored Alaska’s role as a convenient location for international leaders en route between continents.
U.S.-China Meeting (March 2021): Anchorage hosted a high-level diplomatic meeting between senior U.S. and Chinese officials, including U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi. This summit was notable for its tense exchanges, with both sides publicly airing grievances, marking a significant moment in U.S.-China relations.
Nixon-Emperor Hirohito Meeting (1971): President Richard Nixon met with Emperor Hirohito of Japan in Anchorage, Alaska, during a stopover. This was the first time a Japanese emperor had visited the United States, and the meeting focused on strengthening U.S.-Japan ties.
Reagan-Pope John Paul II Meeting (1984): President Ronald Reagan met with Pope John Paul II in Fairbanks, Alaska, during a papal stopover. The meeting was largely ceremonial but underscored Alaska’s role as a convenient location for international leaders en route between continents.
Also don't forget Greenland. I'm sure that'll be at least mentioned.
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