Russian President Vladimir Putin’s first trip to the United States in a decade signals a break from the diplomatic isolation that followed his 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

The visit comes as U.S. President Donald Trump pushes for a ceasefire deal — but experts warn it could legitimize Putin on the global stage without securing concessions.

Exiled Russian opposition figure Dmitry Gudkov called the planned meeting a “breakthrough” for the Kremlin leader.

"This meeting takes him out of i

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    4 hours ago

    You know the funniest thing he could ever do is arrest him on US soil and be all “art of the deal!” like it really was 4D chess like idiot cultists say

    But nah, they’ll probably just partake in pedophilia together or at least suck each other off.

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    I know I’m beating it that horse here, but as far as I can tell this has very little to do with the Epstein files.

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      If Epstein files were leaked Putin would loose his leverage over him. Putin has some real pedo shit on Trump. It’s the only thing that explains this wierd love affair.

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      Life isn’t about the Epstine files … You act like if he Dosen’t do anything with the Epstein files then he can’t be president… Somebdoy come get ya boy