by
Stephen Lendman
Citing a
London Sunday Times report, The Hill and Bloomberg said Trump’s first foreign trip as
president is expected to be a summit with Vladimir Putin within weeks of his
inauguration.
If the
report is accurate, both leaders will meet in Reykjavik, Iceland. Incoming
White House press secretary Sean Spicer denied it, tweeting “not true - report
is 100% false.” A second tweet said “Nope, not true.”
According
to the Sunday Times, Trump will meet with Putin at a neutral venue “very soon”
to begin working on a deal to reduce numbers of nuclear weapons by both
countries.
Reykjavik
is symbolic, where Reagan and Gorbachev met on October 11 and 12, 1986. Though
talks ended with no agreement, progress achieved led to the bilateral 1987
Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, a significant achievement.
Reversing
enormous damage in Russian/US relations by Bush/Cheney and Obama would be a
historic achievement if accomplished.
Rapprochement
with Russia, China and Iran is essential to have any chance for world peace and
stability. Trump’s geopolitical agenda won’t be known until it begins unfolding
once in office.
If
America won’t to live in peace with all other countries, especially key ones,
we’re all doomed.
A
Russia/US summit early in Trump’s first year in office, easing tensions and
indicating a desire for mutual cooperation, would be a major step back from the
brink. Hopefully it’s in the works.
A Final
Comment
Icelandic
Foreign Minister Godhlaugur Thor Thordharson said his government “has not yet
received a request regarding this meeting.”
“If
officials in Washington turn to the Icelandic government with a formal request
to organize a summit in Reykjavik, we will take it positively and turn it to
our contribution to the improvement of relations between the US and Russia as
it was at the Hofdi house in 1986.”
Stephen
Lendman lives in Chicago. He can be reached at
lendmanstephen@sbcglobal.net.
His new
book as editor and contributor is titled "Flashpoint in Ukraine: How the
US Drive for Hegemony Risks WW III."
http://www.claritypress.com/LendmanIII.html
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his blog site at sjlendman.blogspot.com.
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