Alaska Summit: Putin’s Strategic Victory and Trump’s Dangerous Pivot

In a striking display of deference, President Vladimir Putin was welcomed to Alaska with a red carpet treatment that signaled more than mere diplomacy—it marked America's acquiescence to Russia's revived global posture. Shaking hands and sharing smiles with former President Donald Trump, Putin projected strength while the United States risked sidelining its core values of freedom and national sovereignty.Did America Just Reward Aggression Instead of Defending Freedom?This summit came just over a year after Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine plunged U.S.-Russia relations to their lowest point since the Cold War. Washington imposed crippling sanctions against Moscow to penalize its aggression...