The president of the United States, Donald Trump, and his Russian couple, Vladimir Putinwill hold a meeting at the base next Friday Joint the MENDORF-RICHARDSON (Jber) to discuss, mainly, a solution for the war conflict between Russia and Ukraine. The chosen headquarters has a particular story, since it was a key location to monitor and deter Soviet Union during the Cold War.
The match in Alaska will begin at 4:30 p.m., Argentina. The same will begin with a “face to face” Among the leaders, followed by a working breakfast with five senior officials in each country, according to Kremlin.
The story behind the military base where Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin will meet
The headquarters where two of the world’s leading leaders were not chosen was not chosen by chance. As detailed by senior White House officials, the military base in Anchorage offers the highest level of security, leaves possible protests and, above all, allows the United States to show military muscle against Putin in a context of growth of war conflicts.
“It’s a way to demonstrate US military force And, at the same time, prevent external interventions in what Trump expects it to be a productive dialogue, ”said Benjamin Jensen, a researcher at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, based in Washington.
In this sense, Jensen added: “The location means that you can grow ties with Putin while showing military power, trying to obtain negotiation advantage for a second meeting.”
The stage has a Heavy historical load. Is that it was born almost 8 decades ago with the objective of counteract Soviet threats during the Cold War. Today it is still used to intercept Russian aircraft that approach the US territory.
Its construction began on June 8, 1940. During the twentieth century, it was an early warning radar center to detect Soviet military activity and possible nuclear releases.
The name “Richardson” honors the Brigade General Wilds P. Richardson, Responsible for the Alaska Road Commission, while “Elmendorf” reminds the captain Hugh M. Elmendorf.
Today, the base has squads equipped with F-22 Raptor furtive fighters and maintains regular operations in the Arctic.
The meeting between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin
During a telephone conference with the press, the Kremlin International Policy Advisor, Yuri Ushakov, advanced the points that will be on the table at the imminent Alaska meeting. “Obviously, the central theme will be the arrangement of the Ukrainian crisis,” affirmed.
As he explained, the summit will begin with a private meeting between the two leaders. Then, delegations composed of five senior officials will be added and will participate in a “Work breakfast.” On the part of Russia, they will attend Ushakov himself; Foreign Minister Serguéi Lavrov; the Minister of Defense, Andréi Belousov; the head of Finance, Antón Siluánov; and the envoy of the Kremlin for economic cooperation with the United States, Kiril Dmiteriev.
Although the main focus will be the search for a solution to the armed conflict between Ukraine and Russia, Ushakov anticipated that there will also be space for other issues, such as “the guarantee of peace and security, and the most hot regional and international issues.” In addition, he said that it is expected “An exchange of opinions related to the future development of bilateral cooperation, included in the economic-commercial field”and stressed that this link “has enormous potential that, unfortunately, has not yet been used.”
Trump and Putin
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For his part, the Ukrainian president, Volodimir Zelenski, reiterated that his expectation is that the “central theme” of the encounter is “a high to the immediate fire.” At a press conference, he stressed: “Sanctions must be established and reinforce them if Russia does not accept a fire stop.”
Zelenski also launched a warning: “I told the president of the United States and all our European colleagues: ‘Putin is deceiving them.” According to the president, Moscow seeks to appear that he can occupy the entire Ukrainian territory. “Without a doubt, that is his desire. Putin is also boasting, pretending that the sanctions do not care and that they do not work. Actually, the sanctions are very useful And they are hitting the Russian military economy hard”He said.
Then he concluded: “Yes, it is true that Russia has several times more weapons, including three times more artillery. But Russia also has three times more losses. And that is a fact”
Source: Ambito
