US President Donald Trump will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday at an anchorage on Alaska on the top of high betting. The meeting could not only determine the trajectory of the Russian-Ukrainian war, but also the fate of European security, the AP press agency said.
Sit-Down offers President Trump the chance to prove the world that it is both a business and global peacemaker, the press agency said.
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He said that for Putin, the summit with Trump has been offering a long -sought opportunity to negotiate an agreement that would consolidate Russian profits, block the Kiev offer to join the NATO military alliance, and eventually pull Ukraine back to the Moscow orbit.
The venue of an important meeting is the common base of Elumendorf-Richardson, the US military installation on the northern edge of the most populous city of Alaska. The common base of Elumendorf-Richardson is the largest military base on Alaska. Outfit 64,000 acres is a key American website for Arctic military exercise and readiness.
But why Alaska for the meeting of Trump-Putin? Here are the key reasons for selecting the location of a high share between two Glogal leaders:
1- geographical symbolism
“Frontier State”, Alaska, is the geographically closest point between the US and Russia, divided by the Bering Strait and resting only 55 miles from the European country. Alaska, who was a Russian colony for more than 65 years.
Alaska was also a place of cooperation and conflict between two nations, partly with the purchase of 49. State from the Russian Empire.
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“The symbolism of Alaska would be a reminder of how the United States and Russia could exceed their ideological and political differences and their expansionisms for most of the 19th century to have warm and friendly cooperative relations,” said David with Foglesong, professor of history at Rutgers – New Brunswick, Time Magazine.
2- a legal shield for Putin
Vladimir Putin is forbidden to enter the 125 countries that are part of the Roman status due to the arrested International Criminal Court (ICC), which he issued against him for war crimes. However, the US does not recognize the jurisdiction of ICC, which means that the summit on Alaska provides a legal shield.
“No other country wants them to have this meeting on their territory,” said the Historical and World Cultural Department in Montgomery’s Time Lee Farrow in Montgomery.
“It will be easier to manage strategically in terms of security and Putin does not have to worry about being arrested by some international court,” says Farrow, the author of the author Seward’s Folly: A new view of Alaska’s purchase.
3- The first defensive line
Alaska also played an important role during the world wars and gave thousands of aircraft to the then Soviet Union in World War II for ferries that went through the Bering Strait.
The Summit on the common base of Elmendorf-Richardson will provide exceptional security and privacy. The base has the roots of the Cold War and remains critical for us northern defense infrastructure.
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Symbolically, Alaska later became the “first defense line” at the end of the Cold War, said Time Magazine Brandon Boylan, professor of political science and director of Arctic and northern studies at Alaskan Fairbanks.
4- Interests in the Arctic Circle
Alaska and Russia share overlapping interests in the Arctic Circle. According to reports, both nations participate in the Arctic Council – although their work was temporarily suspended due to a Russian invasion due to a Russian invasion – and according to reports maintain the history of scientific cooperation.
The proximity of Alaska to Russia also gives strategic importance for Arctic energy sources, transport routes and climate research, factors that could form Trump-Putin interviews about access to critical minerals and energy vans-the conflict of Ukraine for global markets.
5- Alaska as a former Russian colony
Political tensions between Russia and the US have deteriorated in recent decades. However, relationships were much more friendly, before buying Alaska, which was the Russian colony for more than 65 years.
Where is Alaska?
Alaska is an undoubted American state in the far northwest of North America. It is part of the United States, but is not associated with the rest of the country.
Alaska is the largest US state according to the area and considered the northernmost, westernmost and east state in the United States.
The symbolism of Alaska would be a reminder of how the United States and Russia could overcome their ideological and political differences for the majority of the 19th century.
Alaska is one of the two non-Postal American states, next to Hawaii.
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