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In an ironic twist, President Donald Trump is set to discuss the war in Ukraine<\/a> with Russian leader Vladimir Putin at a military base in Alaska that was crucial to countering the Soviet Union<\/a> during the height of Cold War and still plays a role today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The meeting is scheduled<\/a> to take place Friday at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson<\/a> in Anchorage, according to a White House official who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss internal planning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The base created by merging Elmendorf Air Force Base and Army Fort Richardson in 2010 has played a key strategic role in monitoring and deterring the Soviet Union during much of the Cold War.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Throughout its long history, the base hosted large numbers of aircraft and oversaw operations of a variety of early warning radar sites that were aimed at detecting Soviet military activity and any possible nuclear launches. It earned the motto \u201cTop Cover for North America\u201d at this time, according to the base website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While much of the military hardware has since been deactivated, the base still hosts key aircraft squadrons, including the F-22 Raptor stealth fighter jet. Planes from the base also still intercept Russian aircraft<\/a> that regularly fly into U.S. airspace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The leaders\u2019 meeting at an American military base allows them to avoid any protests and provides an important level of security, said Benjamin Jensen, senior fellow for defense and security at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, a Washington-based think tank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFor President Trump, it\u2019s a great way for him to show American military strength while also isolating the ability of the public or others to intervene with what he probably hopes is a productive dialogue,\u201d Jensen said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He said the location means Trump can cultivate ties with Putin while \u201csignaling military power to try to gain that bargaining advantage to make a second meeting possible.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The irony of Putin visiting an American military base that long has \u2014 and still does \u2014 aimed to counter Russian threats comes as Trump works to reach a ceasefire deal<\/a> in a war that he promised during the 2024 campaign to end quickly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Officials from Ukraine and Europe fear that the one-on-one meeting they will not take part in could lead to an outcome that favors Russian goals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

French President Emmanuel Macron said Trump was \u201cvery clear\u201d that the United States wants to achieve a ceasefire at the summit. Macron spoke after a virtual meeting between Trump, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other European leaders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump has said any major agreement could involve land swaps and that Zelenskyy and Putin could meet next or he could meet with both leaders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThere\u2019s a very good chance that we\u2019re going to have a second meeting, which will be more productive than the first, because the first is I\u2019m going to find out where we are and what we\u2019re doing,\u201d Trump told reporters Wednesday. \u201cIt\u2019s going to be a very important meeting, but it\u2019s setting the table for the second meeting.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Associated Press writer Nathan Ellgren contributed to this report.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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