President Trump is stepping up to the plate where weak leaders have failed for three long years. Today he meets face-to-face with Vladimir Putin in Alaska to hammer out a deal that could finally end the bloody war in Ukraine. While career politicians in Washington talked and talked, Trump is taking action.
The summit at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson shows Trump means business about peace. He set a hard deadline for Putin to get serious about a ceasefire or face tougher sanctions. Putin blinked first and agreed to this meeting, proving Trump’s tough negotiating style works where others failed.
Zelenskyy is not invited to this first meeting, and that has the Washington swamp in a panic. The same people who got us into this mess are now crying about being left out of the solution. Trump knows you have to deal with Putin directly before bringing everyone else to the table.
Russia launched new attacks on Ukraine just hours before the summit, showing Putin’s true colors. This is exactly why Trump demanded action by early August instead of endless empty promises. Real leaders don’t let dictators play games while people die.
The European elites are worried Trump might actually make a deal that works. They would rather keep this war going forever than let Trump succeed where they failed. These are the same people who made Europe dependent on Russian energy in the first place.
Trump promised to end this war quickly and he is keeping his word. While the media attacks him for meeting with Putin, they forget that talking to your enemies is how you make peace. Reagan met with the Soviets and won the Cold War through strength and smart diplomacy.
The stakes could not be higher for America and our allies. Trump’s leadership is being tested on the world stage while enemies watch to see if we are strong or weak. A successful summit would prove once again that Trump delivers results where establishment politicians deliver only failure.
This meeting is about putting America first and ending a war that has cost too many lives and too much money. Trump understands that real peace comes through strength, not weakness. Today we find out if Putin is ready to deal with a real president who means what he says.