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President Trump and Russian chief Vladimir Putin should meet today in Alaska for a high challenges summit In an effort to end the Russian war with Ukraine. The meeting should start at 11 a.m. local time. The two leaders will meet first, with their translators. The White House said yesterday that Putin and Trump would have a joint press conference. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was not invited to the summit, but Trump said he hoped for the meeting would be the next one. Here is everything you need to know before the summit.
DOSSIER – President Trump meets Russian President Vladimir Putin at the G20 summit on July 7, 2017 in Hamburg, Germany.
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- 🎧 Trump was not precise about what he wants from the summitTamara Keith of NPR says First. He mentioned the need to “divide” territory, to which Zelenskyy opposes. Trump has become frustrated by Putin’s actions in the war and said there could be consequences for Russia if something significant does not happen today.
- 🎧 Before leaving Moscow, Putin suggested that talks could also focus on strategic security or nuclear weapons controlSaid Charles Mayne of NPR. Progress on arms control is a good thing, especially since the new departure treaty – the last agreement of this type between the United States and Russia – expires at the beginning of next year. Maynes says that Russia could bring agreements to the table that does not relate to Ukraine but could call on Trump’s desires to be considered a global peacemaker.
- 🎧 In Ukraine, the people of Greg Myre of the NPR spoke of two basic responses: Nothing important will come from Reunion and Putin does not undertake to continue the war. Zelenskyy has joined the support of Ukraine of European leaders, saying that no transaction can be concluded without the full participation of Ukraine. Together, Zelenskyy and European leaders pleaded to win by phone, warning him of what Putin could try to do at the top. Trump says that he wants a follow -up meeting that includes Zelenskyy, that Ukraine hopes will allow the chance to put pressure before all the decisions are made.
Trump suggested that the national capital is only the start of its repression of the crimewhich implies the mobilization of the National Guard, and other cities in Liberal Sens could be following. On Monday, he named Baltimore, New York, Chicago, Oakland and Los Angeles as examples. The mayors of these cities have pushed back in recent days with data showing that crime is declining in their communities.
The Democrats of Texas House announced yesterday that they will return for the second special session of the legislature in the State May California are starting its own redistribution process. The Democrats have left the state to prevent a voting managed by the GOP to redesign the cards of the Texas Congress, which should create five new republican districts. California is expected to resume its legislative session on Monday and has until August 22 to place a redistribution measure on the November bulletin. (via kut)
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