{"id":2475231,"date":"2025-08-15T15:37:59","date_gmt":"2025-08-15T19:37:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/alaska-summit-may-be-a-trump-ruse-to-arrest-war-criminal-putin-halperin\/"},"modified":"2025-08-15T15:39:03","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T19:39:03","slug":"alaska-summit-may-be-a-trump-ruse-to-arrest-war-criminal-putin-halperin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/alaska-summit-may-be-a-trump-ruse-to-arrest-war-criminal-putin-halperin\/","title":{"rendered":"Alaska Summit May Be a Trump Ruse to Arrest War-Criminal Putin: Halperin"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Falaska-summit-may-be-a-trump-ruse-to-arrest-war-criminal-putin-halperin%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2475231&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Journalist Mark Halperin predicted on &#8220;The Morning Meeting&#8221; that the upcoming Alaska summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin is a setup intended to arrest Putin as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-nazi-guard-living-in-tennessee-deported-to-germany\/\" title=\"Former Nazi Guard Living In Tennessee Deported To Germany\">war criminal<\/a>. Halperin suggested that the meeting woudl be used to lure Putin to the U.S. for this purpose. Putin currently faces a 2023 International Criminal Court (ICC) warrant for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/duss-boosts-omar-tweet-praising-court-decision-to-investigate-israeli-war-crimes\/\" title=\"Duss Boosts Omar Tweet Praising Court Decision to Investigate Israeli \u2018... Crimes\u2019\">alleged war crimes<\/a>, specifically the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-official-says-social-media-companies-uncooperative-in-addressing-fentanyl-crisis\/\" title=\"Biden official claims social media firms unhelpful on fentanyl crisis.\">illegal trafficking<\/a> of children from occupied areas of Ukraine. While Trump&#8217;s co-hosts doubted the likelihood of an arrest, Halperin insisted it was the main goal. The ICC alleges these war crimes have occurred since Russia&#8217;s invasion of Ukraine began in February 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Trump aims to broker peace between Ukraine and Russia and pledged to end the war during his 2024 campaign. reports indicate Putin is willing to end the conflict if Ukraine cedes significant territory in the east. However, Trump clarified he intends to pursue a ceasefire, not territorial concessions. The ongoing war has resulted in hundreds of thousands of deaths on both sides. Trump described the situation as &#8220;HIGH STAKES!!!&#8221; in a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >recent social media post<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<div id=\"ld-4686-3758\"><\/div>\n<p><script>(function(w,d,s,i){w.ldAdInit=w.ldAdInit||[];w.ldAdInit.push({slot:14832835450050406,size:[0, 0],id:\"ld-4686-3758\"});if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(s),p=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];j.async=true;j.src=\"https:\/\/cdn2.decide.dev\/_js\/ajs.js\";j.id=i;p.parentNode.insertBefore(j,p);}})(window,document,\"script\",\"ld-ajs\");<\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Journalist Mark Halperin predicted on &ldquo;The Morning Meeting&rdquo; Friday that the forthcoming Alaska summit between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin is a ploy by the U.S. to arrest him as a war criminal.<\/p>\n<p>Trump is scheduled to meet Friday with Putin, who has a 2023 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/former-philippines-president-arrested-international-criminal-court-warrant-ruthless-war-drug-dealers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">warrant<\/a> out for his arrest from the International Criminal Court for the alleged illegal trafficking of children from occupied parts of Ukraine to the Russian Federation.<\/p>\n<p>Halperin&rsquo;s co-hosts Sean Spicer and Dan Turretine <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=t8HGrXROUbE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">said<\/a> on the 2WAY show that they believed there was no chance the U.S. would arrest Putin, but Halperin disagreed.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#128680;NEW: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MarkHalperin?\">@MarkHalperin<\/a> on Trump-Putin Summit:<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think they&rsquo;re going to arrest [Putin]. I think that&rsquo;s the whole thing is to trick him to coming to the U.S. &hellip; He&rsquo;s a war criminal.&rdquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DailyCaller?\">@DailyCaller<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BPiVzgJhzA\">pic.twitter.com\/BPiVzgJhzA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jason Cohen &#127482;&#127480; (@JasonJournoDC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JasonJournoDC\/status\/1956374436849836338?\">August 15, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;[W]hen it happens, we&rsquo;ll post this moment,&rdquo; Halperin said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think they&rsquo;re going to arrest him. I think that&rsquo;s the whole thing is to trick him to coming to the U.S. and going to arrest him,&rdquo; he added. &ldquo;He&rsquo;s a war criminal.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The ICC <a href=\"https:\/\/www.icc-cpi.int\/news\/situation-ukraine-icc-judges-issue-arrest-warrants-against-vladimir-vladimirovich-putin-and\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">alleged<\/a> the war crimes were committed at least from Feb. 24, 2022, the day Russia launched its invasion of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/zelenskyy-sparks-protests-targeting-ukraines-anti-corruption-offices-father-not-die\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ukraine<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Trump has consistently pushed for peace between Ukraine and Russia and pledged to bring an end to the war during his 2024 presidential campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Putin reportedly said he would terminate the war if Ukraine gave up broad swaths of its land in the eastern part of the country, European and Ukrainian officials <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/world\/putin-russia-ukraine-ceasefire-proposal-0021453b?st=f9qBWc&amp;reflink=desktopweb_permalink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">told<\/a> The Wall Street Journal Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Trump told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/european-leaders-furious-trump-gets-best-monumental-trade-deal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">European leaders<\/a> his intention for the summit was to obtain a cease-fire and not to talk about the possibility of dividing land between Russia and Ukraine, NBC News <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/donald-trump\/live-blog\/trump-putin-summit-alaska-ukraine-war-russia-peace-live-updates-rcna224983\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>He had previously suggested that the meeting might include &ldquo;some swapping of territories.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The war is believed to have taken <a href=\"https:\/\/www.csis.org\/analysis\/russias-battlefield-woes-ukraine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hundreds<\/a> of thousands of lives on both sides.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;HIGH STAKES!!!&rdquo; Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/115032429826787232\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">posted<\/a> on  Friday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"disclaimer\">\n<p><em>All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-weighs-in-on-deadly-subway-clash-after-desantis-calls-marine-a-good-samaritan\/\" title=\"Trump Weighs In on Deadly Subway Clash After DeSantis Calls Marine a &#039;Good Samaritan&#039;\">nonpartisan newswire service<\/a>, is available without charge to any legitimate news publisher that can provide a large audience. 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