# Are Trump and Putin going to Alaska on Friday? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Tags:** trump\ **Created:** [August 11, 2025, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-trump-and-putin-going-to-alaska-on-friday/1021946 "2025-08-11T22:53:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 11
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2025, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-trump-and-putin-going-to-alaska-on-friday/1021946/201 "2025-08-19T05:59:49Z")
> [@Dandan](#): > > I’m struggling with this - did Biden know that Russia was about to invade? Of course he knew. Putin had been building up troop concentrations and making threats for months. Everyone knew he was going to invade - or at least, Putin wanted everyone to _think_ he was going to invade. We were discussing here whether it was a bluff up to the hours before the invasion. Would a rapid deployment of the 101st Airborne on the Russian/Ukrainian frontier have forced Putin to back down? Maybe. There’s a chance it would have worked, I think. How big a chance I do not know. ---
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2025, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-trump-and-putin-going-to-alaska-on-friday/1021946/202 "2025-08-19T06:10:05Z")
Yes, the U.S. knew absolutely, as **Alessan** said. It had been blatantly known and discussed in a frenzy in global media all the way up to the very day of Feb-24-2022 itself. It was dominating global headlines. The U.S. didn’t have to station troops in every nation to deter Russia, but even a few dozen HIMARS in Ukraine would have been relatively light to transport, require less logistical tail than some other things (like warplanes or tanks,) and given Putin serious pause and also served as a ‘tripwire.’ I believe with total seriousness that a U.S. deployment costing less than $1 billion could have saved $1 trillion in various global economic costs, a million lives of various nations’, etc. But anyhow, like I said, I digress. This thread is about Trump the traitor and Putin boot-licker. ---
**Author:** ![scudsucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scudsucker/32/14101_2.png) [@scudsucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scudsucker)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2025, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-trump-and-putin-going-to-alaska-on-friday/1021946/203 "2025-08-19T12:33:00Z")
> [@Coriolanus](#): > > and choke on some Chicken Kiev. I might be a little biased, but I have strong doubts (Strong Doubts, Tears in my Eyes) that Mr. Trump has ever tried Chicken Kiev (the recipe, not the political tactic) ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2025, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-trump-and-putin-going-to-alaska-on-friday/1021946/204 "2025-08-19T14:11:56Z")
> [@scudsucker](#): > > I have strong doubts (Strong Doubts, Tears in my Eyes) that Mr. Trump has ever tried Chicken Kiev (the recipe, not the political tactic) Nah, the man’s a rich putz from Manhattan. He’s probably eaten it dozens of times at the Russian Tea Room. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2025, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-trump-and-putin-going-to-alaska-on-friday/1021946/205 "2025-08-19T14:42:50Z")
Rich putz from _Queens_, technically. ---
**Author:** ![Coriolanus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/coriolanus/32/18769_2.png) [@Coriolanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coriolanus)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2025, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-trump-and-putin-going-to-alaska-on-friday/1021946/206 "2025-08-19T14:55:40Z")
> [@Alessan](#): > > Russian Tea Room. Very difficult to get in there. Suitable dress, natch. And an air of richness (they can tell). He’s a “well-done Steak” guy who pours lots of ketchup on it. So two culinary abominations at once. ---
**Author:** ![Tamerlane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tamerlane/32/7602_2.png) [@Tamerlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamerlane)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2025, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-trump-and-putin-going-to-alaska-on-friday/1021946/207 "2025-08-19T16:36:49Z")
> [@scudsucker](#): > > I have strong doubts (Strong Doubts, Tears in my Eyes) that Mr. Trump has ever tried Chicken Kiev (the recipe, not the political tacti > [@Alessan](#): > > Nah, the man’s a rich putz from Manhattan. He’s probably eaten it dozens of times at the Russian Tea Room. I mean it is fried chicken filled with molten butter. If Trump was going to eat ANY _haute cuisine_, he’d start with that. ---
**Author:** ![scudsucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scudsucker/32/14101_2.png) [@scudsucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scudsucker)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2025, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-trump-and-putin-going-to-alaska-on-friday/1021946/208 "2025-08-19T16:43:13Z")
> [@Tamerlane](#): > > If Trump was going to eat ANY _haute cuisine_, he’d start with that. He’d be asking why the chicken is not crumbed. ---
**Author:** ![Coriolanus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/coriolanus/32/18769_2.png) [@Coriolanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coriolanus)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2025, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-trump-and-putin-going-to-alaska-on-friday/1021946/209 "2025-08-19T16:48:45Z")
Chicken Cordon bleu is the stuff, and while there are variants for what is inside, the outside chicken is always coated in bread crumbs and fried. ---
**Author:** ![scudsucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scudsucker/32/14101_2.png) [@scudsucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scudsucker)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2025, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-trump-and-putin-going-to-alaska-on-friday/1021946/210 "2025-08-19T16:52:26Z")
I’ve made it, albeit, for my mum and I was just around 11 years old. I don’t recall the recipe calling for crumbs, but… well, that was many years ago. (She could have been messing with me, so I got a fancy sounding recipe without several critical steps, so as to make it easier) ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2025, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-trump-and-putin-going-to-alaska-on-friday/1021946/211 "2025-08-19T16:57:21Z")
I’ve always had Chicken Kiev with a crumbed coat. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2025, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-trump-and-putin-going-to-alaska-on-friday/1021946/212 "2025-08-19T17:00:55Z")
> [@scudsucker](#): > > > [@Tamerlane](#): > > > > If Trump was going to eat ANY _haute cuisine_, he’d start with that. > > He’d be asking why the chicken is not crumbed. FYI, the version at the Russian Tea Room is breaded (“Herb butter stuffed breaded chicken breast, Yukon mashed potatoes, seasonal vegetables, mushroom sauce”) ---
**Author:** ![scudsucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scudsucker/32/14101_2.png) [@scudsucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scudsucker)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2025, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-trump-and-putin-going-to-alaska-on-friday/1021946/213 "2025-08-19T17:07:03Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > Yukon mashed potatoes That tastes like capitalism. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2025, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-trump-and-putin-going-to-alaska-on-friday/1021946/214 "2025-08-19T17:07:42Z")
It _is_ in Manhattan. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2025, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-trump-and-putin-going-to-alaska-on-friday/1021946/215 "2025-08-19T17:22:01Z")
> [@Coriolanus](#): > > He’s a “well-done Steak” guy who pours lots of ketchup on it. So two culinary abominations at once. I’d say that in total it’s merely one abomination, because ketchup and well-done steak go well together, so adding one to the other doesn’t increase the number of abominations. ---
**Author:** ![OttoDaFe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ottodafe/32/356_2.png) [@OttoDaFe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OttoDaFe)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2025, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-trump-and-putin-going-to-alaska-on-friday/1021946/216 "2025-08-19T21:02:24Z")
It’s abominations all the way down. ---
**Author:** ![Coriolanus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/coriolanus/32/18769_2.png) [@Coriolanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coriolanus)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2025, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-trump-and-putin-going-to-alaska-on-friday/1021946/217 "2025-08-19T21:47:41Z")
The next location is likely to be Hungary, that right-wing nation you’d be happy to win a trip for two to on some 70’s game show. Advantages: They love trump and putin too. Putin doesn’t have to fly over water where there be dragons or submarines. Zelensky, well if he wasn’t Jewish we’d like him too. > **[Trump rules out sending US troops to Ukraine as part of security guarantees](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cz93ve1p952t?post=asset%3Aafeeb4a4-5486-46da-99c8-83d158b4699d#post/)** > > The US president says Russia's Vladimir Putin would face a "rough situation" if he doesn't co-operate in the peace process. Title doesn’t match but the link ought to get you there. As i understand from “Merrie Melodies” the only proper Hungarian Goulash needs a stewed Wabbit. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2025, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-trump-and-putin-going-to-alaska-on-friday/1021946/218 "2025-08-20T22:56:39Z")
Kremlin pours cold water on Trump’s hopes for a meeting between Putin and Zelenskyy. > **[Kremlin is in no rush for a leaders' summit as U.S., allies talk security...](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna226002)** > > Budapest and Geneva have been discussed as potential sites for a summit between the Russian and Ukrainian leaders, a senior administration official told NBC News. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2025, 10:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-trump-and-putin-going-to-alaska-on-friday/1021946/219 "2025-08-30T10:22:49Z")
AS someone who likes well-done steak, that still sounds gross to me. Ketchup is what you add to cover up the flavor when you go past well done to actually burnt, in an attempt to salvage it into something edible. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-trump-and-putin-going-to-alaska-on-friday/1021946.md?page=10)