Larry Johnson, Pepe Escobar – Putin & Trump Alaskan Summit New Era in Global Power

by Larry Johnson, Counter Currents [8-16-2025 recorded, 8-18-2025 published] Larry C. Johnson(bio), Pepe Escobar(bio).

(RAD: Although this was published on Monday Aug 18th, it was recorded on Aug 16th one day after the Summit between President Putin & President Trump in Alaska. Trump had a meeting with Zelensky & other European leaders on Monday18th. It is obvious that Trump wants a peace agreement asap. He is pushing for a quick meeting between Putin & Zelensky and then with him & both of them. We need to take a step back to better understand the complex issues & many steps necessary to arrive at a solid peace agreement. Larry Johnson & Pepe Escobar help us understand what lies ahead, since they are realistic about the steps forward and understand the issues without pushing any propaganda. They both have relevant extensive backgrounds & contacts.

There were a lot of questions ahead of the summit about what might happen. The fact that the private discussions lasted 2hr 30min was impressive. Only Putin & Trump with 3 members on each side, with a translator, were seated on chairs facing each other. They dispensed with a formal table. All team members on the Russian side were the best in their areas of expertise. Although Russia's objectives haven't changed since the start of the SMO in Feb 2022, this is the first time they were explained fact-to-fact to Trump & his team. It is obvious that this made a difference, since Trump now wants to go directly to a peace agreement. Listen to the analysis of Larry & Pepe and how they see possibilities going forward. Keep this in mind as you keep hearing Trump push for a quick settlement. — RAD)

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