Expert reveals if Putin could be arrested when he lands in the US
Vladimir Putin touched down in Anchorage, Alaska today, August 15, for a high-profile summit with Donald Trump aimed at ending the war in Ukraine. But while the meeting has global stakes, much of the public’s attention is fixed on whether the Russian president—who has an active international arrest warrant—will face any legal consequences on U.S. soil.
Trump, speaking ahead of the summit, told NBC he believes Putin is ready to “make a deal.” Just two days earlier, on August 13, the U.S. president had warned Moscow of “severe consequences” if Russia refused to negotiate an end to the conflict. If talks go well, Trump has suggested the outcome could open the door to a future trilateral meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who remains firm that Ukraine “will not give their land to the occupier.”
This marks the first time Putin has met with a U.S. president on American soil since his tense encounter with Barack Obama in 2015, and his eighth visit…
Vladimir Putin touched down in Anchorage, Alaska today, August 15, for a high-profile summit with Donald Trump aimed at ending the war in Ukraine. But while the meeting has global stakes, much of the public’s attention is fixed on whether the Russian president—who has an active international arrest warrant—will face any legal consequences on U.S. soil.
Trump, speaking ahead of the summit, told NBC he believes Putin is ready to “make a deal.” Just two days earlier, on August 13, the U.S. president had warned Moscow of “severe consequences” if Russia refused to negotiate an end to the conflict. If talks go well, Trump has suggested the outcome could open the door to a future trilateral meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who remains firm that Ukraine “will not give their land to the occupier.”
This marks the first time Putin has met with a U.S. president on American soil since his tense encounter with Barack Obama in 2015, and his eighth visit…
