LIVE Video: Trump lands in Alaska ahead of high-stakes Putin summit
President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin met on the tarmac in Alaska, shaking hands and heading into Trump's highly fortified vehicle ahead of a high-stakes meeting that will set the tone for the future of peace talks in the Russia-Ukraine war.
As Putin approached Trump, the U.S. president applauded him. They met on a red carpet, smiled and had a conversation. They then entered "the Beast" to ride to the meeting site.
The leaders are set to sit down in what is now a three-on-three meeting, joined by Secretary of State Marco Rubio and special envoy Steve Witkoff, and two Russian aides, followed by a larger gathering and then a press conference. The Hill's Brett Samuels is in the White House press pool, with a front-row seat to the events.
Ahead of departure, Trump posted "HIGH STAKES!!!" on his Truth Social platform. Russia seemed to agree, as Kirill Dmitriev, CEO of Russia's sovereign wealth fund, reposted Trump on the social platform X and commented, "True."
In D.C. on Thursday night, Attorney General Pam Bondi ordered Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) to end the city's policies that kept police from working with Immigration and Customs Enforcement. She named Terry Cole, the Drug Enforcement Administration's head, the District's "emergency police commissioner," giving him command over the police department.
And early Friday, after Bondi's memo, D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb (D) sued Trump.
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Source: The Hill - News
