Reporting from Anchorage on Friday, Alexander told MSNBC host Jen Psaki that the mood in the Trump camp appeared deflated after the two leaders held closed-door talks on ending Russia’s war in Ukraine. Putin—who was allowed to speak first at the presser—lectured on the need to resolve what he described as the “primary root causes” of his full-scale assault on Ukraine. “The bottom line at the end of this,” Alexander said, “is really that Vladimir Putin, who arrived here, in effect, a pariah on the world stage, gets to go home and try to say that he is now a partner with America, the largest superpower in the world.
Author: The Daily Beast
Published at: 2025-08-17 21:23:51
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