Anchorage On Ice: How Arctic Winds, Security Fears And Old Grudges Shape The Trump-Putin Alaska Summit | World News
Anchorage (Alaska): The city of Anchorage will meet two of the most watched leaders in the world under light sky and heavy security. US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet for a global attractive summit even if the war continues in Ukraine.
The weather in the city will be pleasant for the meeting. Estimators await 63 degrees Fahrenheit (17 Celsius degrees) and partly cloudy sky and 47 degrees Fahrenheit (8 degrees Celsius).
This points to a cooler environment (33 degrees Celsius) for President Trump from Washington DC, where the highest level reached 91 degrees yesterday.
In Moscow, the climate was closer to the highest level of yesterday with 63 Fahrenheit (17 Celsius) and 54 degrees Fahrenheit (12 Celsius).
Safety on the floor and in the air
In the hours before the summit, Anchorage became a firmly protected area. Federal agents and military personnel have deployed a large number to secure the place. The US secret service controls the operation, but is closely coordinated with President Putin’s foster team.
CNN, referring to national security sources, states that measures go beyond physical threats. The probability of espionage is a great source of concern. An official who is familiar with similar operations, said the two countries’ intelligence services is “zero confidence ..
Russian delegates are expected to use temporary “burner” devices to be discarded. Security briefings also include measures to prevent technical secret listening.
This morning, an E-3C military surveillance aircraft began from a nearby airport. The radar dome of the aircraft can detect threats in the air, including incoming missiles and enemy aircraft.
Ukraine sound alarm
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned that there is no sign that Russia is preparing to end the occupation. “The war continues. It continues exactly because there is no order, nor is it preparing to end this war from Moscow.”
In the center of Ukraine, a civilian who killed two police officers in Donetsk and damaged the civilian infrastructure in Sumy, stressed new Russian attacks, including a strike that kills gunshots.
Zelensky said, “They are killing on the day of negotiations and these volumes are talking.”
The authority called the United States to project the power by saying, “The Russians respect the American power.
The minister calls for a meeting that will include Ukraine, Russia and the United States, saying that it is “least” to push towards peace.
Trump’s approach, Putin’s plans
Speaking at Air Force One, President Trump summarized his goals for the meeting. Im I will not negotiate for Ukraine, ”he said to journalists, his aim was to kurtar saving too many lives”.
He warned that if the negotiations went bad, he would “walk”. “If it’s a bad meeting, I’m not looking for anyone, I’m going home. But if it’s a good meeting, I will call President Zelensky and European leaders.”
Putin is also expected to visit the United States to visit a monument of World War II, dedicated to Soviet pilots who died of warplanes of warplanes to the Soviet Socialist Republics Union (USSR).
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that the Russian leader would “absolutely leave flowers” before leaving Alaska.
Today’s program is planned to start in ET 15:00, but the Kremlin talks may last at least 6 to 7 hours ..
Trump also spoke on the phone with Alexander Lukashenko, President of Belarus, a close Putin ally.
‘Sanctions should not be removed’
Belarus opposition official Franak Viacorka asked the US sanctions against Lukashenko to remain in place until political prisoners were released and the government changed.
“No sanctions should be removed, there should be no recognition. No meeting should be,” CNN said.
He called Trump’s reference to Lukashenko as “very respected ,, but it can be accepted if it leads to the release of prisoners.
“Our aim is to release all these people,” he said.
Lukashenko’s regime is under US sanctions due to Russia’s role in Ukraine’s war in Ukraine.
Viacorka said that no sanctions should be alleviated before the ceasefire and any change should be compatible with the European Union.
