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The upcoming meeting between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska will take place at the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, CNN reported citing sources.
Only Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, on the northern edge of the city, would meet the security requirements for the historic meeting, though the White House had hoped to avoid the optics of hosting the Russian leader and his entourage on a US military installation, according to CNN.
Summertime is peak tourist season in Alaska, and options both available and equipped to host the two world leaders were severely limited, according to CNN.
Trump’s administration and the Kremlin landed on Alaska as the site for the summit after a lengthy behind-the-scenes back-and-forth, according to people familiar with the matter, CNN reported.
The summit will take place on August 15.
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