President Donald Trump was swiftly made fun of on social media for welcoming Russian President Vladimir Putin on the red carpet in Alaska on Friday.
Trump greeted Putin on Friday afternoon as he walked to meet him on a rolled-out crimson carpet and shook hands with the Russian leader. Before posing for pictures with Putin, Trump was seen cheering for the leader.
Trump is hopeful that the years-long conflict in Ukraine will end as a result of the crucial meeting with Putin. Trump’s choice to meet Putin in Alaska, however, has drawn a lot of criticism for allowing Ukraine’s enemy to enter the country.
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Trump’s response to his Friday meeting with Putin drew criticism from social media users. Trump’s support for Putin, who has opposed stopping Russia’s invasion of Ukraine since 2022, was questioned by many.
Trump has never been this excited to meet a world leader. The Republicans Against Trump account posted on social media platform X that it was disgusting.
“A red carpet for Putin, the war criminal and aggressor, but nothing for Zelenskyy says a lot about Trump’s priorities,” another person remarked.
In a post on X, foreign affairs journalist Olga Nesterova implied that Trump and Putin are pals.
I have visited several mountains. And I am aware of the appearance of admiration. The world order as we know it ended at that point. Everyone had a sad day, she wrote.
Stuart Stevens, a political scientist, likened the crimson carpet to the civilian casualties that have occurred in Ukraine as a result of its ongoing conflict with Russia.
The blood of innocent Ukrainians is represented by the red. He described it as one of the most shameful episodes in American history.
Putin was seen grinning as the U.S. presidential limousine pulled away from the press after Trump and Putin got inside. It was extremely uncommon for any international leader or prime minister to accompany Trump in the limousine, according to an MSNBC host.
Host: The fact that any president or prime minister gets into Trump’s vehicle is remarkable. Has anyone previously entered The Beast? For any allied leader, much less a former KGB leaderpic, this is extremely uncommon.https://g5zavAee6A on Twitter
Trump has the opportunity to demonstrate to the world during the sit-down that he is a skilled negotiator and an international peacemaker. He used to claim that he could rapidly bring the slaughter to an end, but he and his allies have portrayed him as a formidable negotiator who can find a way to do so.
Putin sees a long-awaited chance to try to strike a deal with Trump that would solidify Russia’s gains, thwart Kyiv’s attempt to join NATO, and ultimately reintegrate Ukraine into Moscow’s circle. Despite the significant stakes, European leaders and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy are not invited.
For Trump, the stakes are high. By allowing Putin to enter the country, the president is providing him with the approval he craves after he was shunned after his invasion of Ukraine three and a half years ago. In 1867, America purchased Alaska from Russia for just two cents per acre. The fact that Zelenskyy was left out of the first meeting between Trump and Putin is a serious setback to the West’s stance of “nothing about Ukraine without Ukraine” and raises the prospect that Trump would accept a settlement that Ukraine does not want.
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