- Donald Trump appeared to confuse Russia with Alaska while announcing his upcoming meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
- The meeting is scheduled for Friday in Alaska, with the primary aim of discussing an end to the war in Ukraine.
- “You know, I’m going to see Putin. I’m going to Russia on Friday,” Trump told reporters at a Monday press conference in Washington D.C.
- This will be the first encounter between a US president and Putin since 2021, and Putin's first visit to the US in a decade, despite an International Criminal Court arrest warrant.
- Alaskan Senator Lisa Murkowski expressed cautious optimism about the summit, while Russian officials welcomed the choice of location due to historical connections.
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