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Don’t write off the Putin-Trump summit just yet – its outcome might confound critics

  • Written by Peter Rutland, Professor of Government, Wesleyan University
Don’t write off the Putin-Trump summit just yet – its outcome might confound criticsThe Alaska summit is the first time the two leaders have met face-to-face since 2019.AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, Pool, Mark Schiefelbein, File

Like many such confabs before it, the Aug. 15, 2025, Alaska red carpet rollout for Russian President Vladimir Putin is classic Donald Trump: A show of diplomacy as pageantry that seemingly came out of...

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