Have We Reached Peak Summit?

“Trump told reporters on Air Force One en route to Alaska that he wasn’t having the meeting to broker a deal on behalf of Ukraine, but said instead, his goal was getting Putin to the table. He also stopped short of promising security guarantees for Ukraine as part of a deal to end the war. Trump said he spoke to Belarus’ President Alexander Lukashenko — a staunch Putin ally — ahead of the summit.” The expectations keep getting set lower for today’s summit. Why let Putin have the win of sharing the table with America if there’s no upside? Consider that, “given an ICC war crimes warrant, there aren’t many places that could host Putin right now.” Here’s the latest from CNN, BBC, and the NYT.

+ The Atlantic (Gift Article): The U.S.-Russia Summit Is Already a Win for Putin.

+ Russian Foreign Minister Turns Up in Alaska With U.S.S.R. Shirt.