Russians cheer Putin's Alaska invitation, envision no concessions on
Ukraine
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Western analysts said Trump should tread carefully.
"Trump has chosen to host Putin in a part of the former Russian
Empire," Michael McFaul, an Obama-era U.S. ambassador to Russia, wrote
on X. "Wonder if he knows that Russian nationalists claim that losing
Alaska, like Ukraine, was a raw deal for Moscow that needs to be
corrected."
Sam Greene, professor in Russian politics at King's College London,
said the venue favored Russia.
"The symbolism of holding the Trump-Putin summit in Alaska is
horrendous -- as though designed to demonstrate that borders can
change, land can be bought and sold," Greene said. "Never mind that
mainstream Russian discourse maintains a claim that Alaska should be
returned to Russia."
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/08/10/putin-trump-russia-ukraine-summit/
Trump is so Putin....
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