WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump will discuss it in a sarcastic twist War in Ukraine Russian leader Vladimir Putin is on a military base in Alaska It is important to fight the Soviet Union It still plays a role today at the height of the Cold War.
The meeting is scheduled It will be held on Friday Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson At Anchorage, according to White House officials who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss internal plans.
Created in 2010 by integrating Elmendorf Air Base with Army Richardson, the base played an important strategic role in surveillance and deterrence of the Soviet Union for much of the Cold War.
Throughout its long history, the base hosted numerous aircraft and oversaw the operation of various early warning radar sites aimed at detecting Soviet military activities and possible nuclear launches. According to the basic website, at this point we have achieved our motto “North American Top Cover.”
Much of the military hardware has since been deactivated, but the base still hosts a major squadron, including the F-22 Raptor Stealth Fighter Jet. Airplanes from the base regularly intercept Russian aircraft that fly into US airspace.
The irony of President Putin visiting a long-time US military base aimed at countering the Russian threat is coming Trump is working to reach a ceasefire contract In the war he promised to end quickly during the 2024 campaign.
Ukrainian and European officials fear that one-on-one meetings they do not attend could lead to outcomes in favor of Russia’s goals.
French President Emmanuel Macron Trump said “It’s very clear.” What the US wants to achieve a ceasefire at the summit. Macron spoke after a virtual meeting between Trump, Ukrainian President Voldy Mie Zelensky and other European leaders.
Trump said any major agreement could include land exchanges. Zelensky and Putin can meet next Or he could meet both leaders.
“There’s a very high chance that a second meeting will be held, which will be more productive than the first meeting, because the first is finding where we are and what we are doing,” Trump told reporters Wednesday. “It’s going to be a very important meeting, but we’re setting up a table for the second meeting.”
