Was Trump’s Alaska Summit his Chamberlain moment?

If the U.S. president chooses to continue giving Russia the benefit of the doubt, Canada will need to find some distance.

The key question whether U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and his key advisers understand Russian President Vladimir Putin’s longer-term strategic agenda, writes Joseph Ingram. White House photograph by Daniel Torok

Opinion

BY JOSEPH INGRAM

August 27, 2025

Do we have a clearer understanding of what the much-analyzed Aug. 15 meeting in Alaska between United States President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin really achieved? Though not producing an end to the war within 24 hours or even within six months of takin...

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