Putin, Trump and Alaska
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It was a welcome tailored for a close friend, not a war criminal, and it looked to the Ukrainians like their nightmare.
Trump rolled out the red carpet for Putin in Alaska to reach a breakthrough on ending the war in Ukraine. He left without a peace deal.
According to UK newspaper The Telegraph, offering Alaskan natural resources to Russia could be part of a peace deal in Ukraine.
In order to end the war in Ukraine, President Trump will need to increase his pressure on Putin, writes Miriam Sapiro.