Historic Alaska Summit Signals Shift in U.S.-Russia Relations
Aug. 16—President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are back in their respective capitals after yesterday's historic summit at an Air Force base near Anchorage, Alaska, that opened the door for peaceful cooperation between the two nuclear superpowers and delivered a blow to the NATO-backed global war party that, through its war against Russia in Ukraine, placed the world on the edge of nuclear confrontation and war.
The NATO propaganda machine has been working overtime to say that nothing really happened in Alaska, that the war in Ukraine continues, claiming more than 10,000 lives a week, while lying that Trump's failure to check Putin puts all of Europe at risk. They were particularly upset that the two leaders chose to tell the salivating whores of media nothing officially about the content of the more than three hours of serious discussions, only to say that much was accomplished and a potential negotiated settlement was nearer. Trump would also express his hope that a meeting between Putin and NATO's Ukrainian dictator Volodymyr Zelenskyy, with Trump there to facilitate the negotiations, would happen in the near future. This was later confirmed by the Russians, also without giving any specifics.
Media Silence and Strategic Ambiguity
When asked in an interview last night with Fox News' Sean Hannity about what may have been agreed to, the Fox host prefaced his question by saying that "I know you won't answer that, as you do not want to prejudice things," to which Trump reminded him that any agreement must ultimately be made with Zelenskyy. Putin, in his remarks, had expressed the hope that Europe and Ukraine would not attempt to sabotage the chances for peace.
But what was clear from that interview, and from the remarks made to the world—not merely the running dogs of the media—by the two leaders is that Russian-U.S. relations are now moving on a sound, new footing, which is a far more stable and potentially productive situation than has existed since the British and the NATO war party launched the operation that Trump calls "Russia, Russia, Russia" during his first administration. Trump explicitly stated that Russiagate was not merely a hoax and an attack on him, but an effort to sabotage relations with Russia and peace in the world generally.
Understanding the Roots of the Ukraine Conflict
Putin reported that he believes that President Trump and his key people, including his Special Envoy Steve Witkoff—who has done much of the heavy lifting to help place the Trump-Putin relationship back on track, including the work that prepared this summit—understand the actual reason for the Ukraine conflict: It is not about taking Ukrainian territory, but preventing the dangerous further expansion of NATO to Russia's borders and securing the safety of Russian-speaking populations in Ukraine from attacks by government-supported neo-Nazi formations, such as the Azov Brigade, who support the anti-Russian ideology of Stefan Bandera, who had supported Hitler in his fight to exterminate the Soviet Union.
Trump pointed out to Hannity that Putin told him he agreed with Trump's assessment that if he had won the 2020 election there would have been no war and slaughter in Ukraine. The President pointed out that Putin then repeated this assessment in his public remarks. Trump then told Hannity that the Russian President told him he believed that Trump had won the 2020 election, but that it had been stolen through massive fraud in mail-in ballots, and that there could be no fair elections as long as there were easily issued, fraudulent mail-in ballots—which Trump emphatically agreed with.
Outlines of a Peace Plan and Ceasefire Conditions
Sources report that the outlines of a peace plan for Ukraine were worked out in the discussion. It involves Ukraine agreeing that certain territories will remain under Russian control and Putin agreeing to give back some land won on the battlefield. In addition, there will be no NATO membership for Ukraine, and no stationing of foreign troops. These sources say that Ukraine would be free to join the European Union. Ukraine will be able to maintain a military and internal police but will only be armed with weapons needed to defend itself.
Trump and Putin discussed explicit security guarantees for Ukraine, but no decision was made. One idea discussed was that NATO could guarantee its security by making its Article 5 guarantee applicable to Ukraine, without Ukraine being a member. Article 5 states that NATO will defend any member that comes under attack.
The sources report that Putin expressed a willingness to accept a ceasefire immediately that would end the hostilities, provided that such a ceasefire would not allow for any resupply or redeployment of troops (except to withdraw them from the conflict), nor allow for the building of fortifications.
The sources report that Trump has told Zelenskyy in his report on the discussions that he expects him to make a deal. He said the same when asked by Hannity what advice he would give the Ukrainian dictator: "Make a deal and do it quickly." Sources say that Trump believes that no matter how many weapons are sold or given to Ukraine, it has lost the war on the battlefield. There is zero hope of a Ukrainian victory, so NATO's effort to prolong the war serves no purpose other than to kill more people. A source close to the White House said today that Trump does not support the idea of "killing more Russians," either to punish or weaken them, and that he wants the killing to stop.
Toward a New Era of Global Cooperation
While there was clearly progress made in Alaska towards ending NATO's war in Ukraine, that was not the most important result of the meeting. While stupid NATO media propagandists tried to spin things about antagonisms between Putin and Trump, the visuals spoke to something different. The two world leaders both respect and actually like each other.
"What is happening is that Russia and the United States, under the direction of Putin and Trump, are reestablishing the mutual respect needed to create new possibilities for cooperation, including on globally important economic projects and other development, including on scientific collaboration such as space exploration," said a diplomatic source today. "Trump gets this in a big way, and there was reportedly discussion how to move forward on some of this. The NATO war party sees Russia as an enemy forever, who still wants to take over Europe and the world. They are stuck in the Cold War or worse. The most important thing about this summit is that it reaffirmed that world leaders don't have to agree on everything not to be enemies, that they can build trust on cooperation. Trump may have many flaws but is channeling Reagan and even Kennedy and FDR on this. And I believe it also informs his relation to China and President Xi [Jinping]. I hear that Xi has requested a summit with Trump to discuss 'big deals,' and that it is in the works. That will come first, and then there is the possibility of a three-way summit, something that is long overdue and only Trump can pull off."
Sources also report that Trump has asked Putin for help in working out a deal with Iran to end its nuclear weapons program while allowing it to have a robust peaceful program. The Russian leader, who sources report helped to end the 12-day war last month, has agreed to help.
"We may be at the dawn of an exciting new era of cooperation between the superpowers," said the diplomatic source. "We are not out of the woods yet. The war party is not going to give up and surrender. But I think we can see a pathway out of those woods now."
But this and other sources expressed their hope that Trump's security remains extremely vigilant. The risk against the President is currently off the charts. "You take Trump out of this whole process and maybe nothing goes forward," said one security-related source. "The President is aware of the risk."