Trump, White House and Putin
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Trump has visited Alaska several times as president, pushed for expanded oil, gas and mining permits there, and even got funding for new polar icebreakers, a popular stance in a state he won with 54% of the vote in 2024.
Following his Alaska summit with Vladimir Putin, Mr. Trump has dropped a demand that a ceasefire come before comprehensive peace talks.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin failed to agree to a ceasefire during talks in Alaska on Friday.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has slammed the “pathetic” people criticizing President Donald Trump ahead of his meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin. “I think it’s pathetic that some of the chatter that we see from these so-called experts who have zero accomplishments on their own resumes to point to,