{"id":2475680,"date":"2025-08-17T22:17:02","date_gmt":"2025-08-18T02:17:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-reveals-putin-wanted-to-meet-anywhere-but-the-us\/"},"modified":"2025-08-17T22:18:02","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T02:18:02","slug":"trump-reveals-putin-wanted-to-meet-anywhere-but-the-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-reveals-putin-wanted-to-meet-anywhere-but-the-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump reveals Putin wanted to meet &#8216;anywhere&#8217; but the US"},"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\">20<\/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%2Ftrump-reveals-putin-wanted-to-meet-anywhere-but-the-us%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=2475680&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>The article reports that former President Donald Trump revealed Russian President Vladimir Putin preferred to hold their summit &#8220;anywhere&#8221; but the United States, citing difficulties for Putin to appear in Alaska where the meeting took place.Trump shared this data on his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-new-acting-attorney-general-jeff-rosen-recently-wrote-an-essay-on-foreign-influence-in-us-elections-this-tells-us-a-little-about-his-knowledge-of-whats-going-on-today\/\" title=\"The New Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen Recently Wrote an Essay on Foreign Influence in US Elections \u2013 This Tells Us A Little About His Knowledge of What\u2019s Going On Today\">social media platform<\/a>, Truth Social, criticizing the media for claiming he suffered a &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chinese-propaganda-pushes-three-step-plan-to-seize-taiwan\/\" title=\"Chinese propaganda pushes \u2018three-step\u2019 plan to seize Taiwan\">major defeat<\/a>&#8221; by hosting Putin on U.S. soil.He argued that the summit did not enhance Putin&#8217;s image adn emphasized that ending the war in Ukraine is possible but is complicated by critics like Senator Chris Murphy and others. The meeting between Trump and Putin in Anchorage, which lasted three hours, did not result in a ceasefire or peace deal but was praised by European leaders. These leaders are now gathering in Washington, D.C., for an upcoming meeting between trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who Trump urged to end the conflict promptly. <br \/> <!DOCTYPE html><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/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\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump reveals Putin wanted to meet &lsquo;anywhere&rsquo; but the US<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2204929\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\">Donald Trump<\/a> revealed on Sunday night that Russian President <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/vladimir-putin\">Vladimir Putin<\/a> wanted their summit meeting to be held &ldquo;anywhere&rdquo; but the United States, saying it was &ldquo;very hard&rdquo; for Putin to make an appearance in Alaska for the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >high-stakes meeting<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Trump made the revelation in a Truth Social <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/115046837910548412\">post<\/a> on Sunday night, in which he took aim at the media over criticism of having Putin on U.S. soil for a summit that ultimately ended with no ceasefire or peace deal in the Ukraine war.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3501820\/zelensky-meeting-trump-dc-monday-after-putin-summit\/\">Zelensky to meet with Trump in DC on Monday after &#8216;no deal&#8217; reached in Putin summit<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3501813\/papers-containing-details-trump-putin-summit-found-in-alaskan-hotel\/\">Government papers containing details on Trump-Putin summit found in printer of Alaskan hotel: Report<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3499661\/trump-white-house-renovations-echoes-real-estate-experience\/\">Trump&#8217;s golden age of White House remodels echoes his real estate experience<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;The Fake News has been saying for 3 days that I suffered a &lsquo;major defeat&rsquo; by allowing President Vladimir Putin of Russia to have a major Summit in the United States. Actually, he would have loved doing the meeting anywhere else but the U.S., and the Fake News knows this. It was a major point of contention!&rdquo; the U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-taking-regeneron-drug-remdesivir-therapy-for-coronavirus-diagnosis-ex-wh-doctor-explains\/\" title=\"... taking Regeneron drug, Remdesivir therapy for coronavirus diagnosis: ex-WH doctor explains\">president<\/a> said.<\/p>\n<p>In a follow-up <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/115047099758548722\">post <\/a>from Trump that targeted Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) over his own criticism of the summit, Trump pushed back on the notion that it made Putin &ldquo;look good in coming to America.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Actually, it was very hard for President Putin to do so. 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