White House is considering inviting Zelenskyy to Alaska
Source: NBC News
Aug. 9, 2025, 5:27 PM EDT
WASHINGTON The White House is considering inviting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to Alaska, where President Donald Trump is scheduled to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin next week, according to a senior U.S. official and three people briefed on the internal discussions.
Its being discussed, one of the people briefed on the discussions said.
The senior U.S. official and people briefed on the discussions said no visit has been finalized and that its unclear if Zelenskyy would ultimately be in Alaska for meetings.
The senior administration official said it is absolutely possible. Everyone is very hopeful that would happen, the official said.
Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/white-house-considering-inviting-zelenskyy-alaska-rcna224070
marble falls
(72,543 posts)AZJonnie
(4,035 posts)I wouldn't trust these two vicious killers to make sure I'm safe if I'm him.
Also if I were him, and you let me physically close enough to Putin to coldcock him across his murderous mouth, no way I wouldn't do exactly that.
He'd have plenty of good reasons to decline, and I hope he does.

kimbutgar
(27,558 posts)he should bring Macron, the Prime minister of England and any other important EU officials.
lapfog_1
(31,980 posts)putin doesn't fly, not this distance from moscow... he travels in an armored train these days.
Turkey makes way more sense.

so far from moscow invites a coup.
Irish_Dem
(82,369 posts)I agree with the other comments, it sounds dangerous.
Grokenstein
(6,425 posts)And now the murdering butcher will be there as well.
To be honest, I'd stay hundreds of miles away from ANY meeting between dim donnie, vance and pootie-poot.
Lovie777
(23,747 posts)Talitha
(8,156 posts)travelingthrulife
(5,580 posts)PSPS
(15,376 posts)This is just trump flailing to get a nobel peace prize for ... something, anything. Any such meeting without the presence of Ukraine is just a photo op. Putin and trump are on the same "side," so how can they "negotiate" on anything regarding another country? This isn't post-surrender Germany.
I wonder if the Alaska aspect is because putin's foreign travel is severely limited due to his arrest warrant.
70sEraVet
(5,616 posts)and say that the invitation was disrespectful because Trump didn't say "Please"!
Really, Zelensky should insist that if such a meeting were to take place, it must be in a country that he trusts as an ally.
bluestarone
(22,466 posts)Should have been invited before pooty. Plus should take place in Ukraine, not Alaska.
33taw
(3,368 posts)Nigrum Cattus
(1,356 posts)They are "considering" inviting the leader of the country they are
trying destroy and takeover. How "special" of them.
republianmushroom
(22,724 posts)dobleremolque
(1,133 posts)a little too close to Russia.

Marie Marie
(11,524 posts)without the Leader of Ukraine being invited and having the most to say. Our President (NOT our current one) should at most be an intermediary. This is not up to Trump. He wants to give Putin the maximum of what Russia wants but still broker some kind of peace because all he cares about is getting that coveted Nobel Peace Prize. I can only hope that everyone who is anyone in this world despises Trump and all that he stands for and would never award him with anything. Unfortunately it seems like his whining and insistence all to often works.
mahina
(20,724 posts)Alaska.
No shade to our sister State
Captain Zero
(8,954 posts)Not as an afterthought.
Grins
(9,525 posts)Damn decent of them.
/s
BigmanPigman
(55,527 posts)Three words...FUCK OFF ASSHOLES!!!
Shit, no "pretty please"? Maybe he should have his photo taken over there by that 10th story window which has a banana peel a few steps away.
Mama Zelenskyy didn't raise no fool!
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