Alaska Anti-Putin Protests Seen Ahead of Trump Summit

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Source: Newsweek

Published Aug 15, 2025 at 4:39 AM EDT


Hundreds of people gathered in Anchorage on Thursday to protest President Donald Trump's meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Newsweek has contacted the White House for comment via an email sent outside regular business hours.

Why It Matters

The high-stakes meeting at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage comes three-and-a-years into Russia's war with Ukraine, which Trump had pledged to end on his first day back in office.

Critics have decried the exclusion of Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelensky, but the president has suggested his meeting with Putin aims to pave the way for a second one including Zelensky.

Meanwhile, a new survey from the Pew Research Center found that 59 percent of Americans are not confident that Trump could make wise decisions about the Russia-Ukraine war.


Demonstrators wave flags and hold a banner as they rally in support of Ukraine along Seward Highway in Anchorage, Alaska, on August 14, 2025. DREW ANGERER/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES

Read more: https://www.newsweek.com/alaska-anti-putin-protests-seen-ahead-trump-summit-2113878

[republianmushroom]

1. Thank you Alaska.

[blue-wave]

2. Why is Putin not arrested?

There is an international warrant out on his ass for war crimes. He should be taken to prison immediately.

[BumRushDaShow]

3. Because the U.S. is not a party to the ICC

and never signed on to the Rome Statute.

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4. I always hoped Putin would be arrested if he ever set foot in a NATO country

yet here he is in our country. No consequences, just like the Jan 6 folks.