The Sunday edition of the UK newspaper The Times reports that the US president elect Donald Trump wants to meet with the Russian president Vladimir Putin in Reykjavík. The goal of the summit would be to ease tensions between the two great powers. The Sunday Times published it's front page on Twitter last night.
The front page news has come as a surprise, even a shock, to Icelanders. While Icelandic political leaders have not yet commented on the news since it broke last night, many Icelanders took to social media to express their feelings. The overwhelming reaction seemed to be one of surprise, mixed with opposition. Neither Putin nor Trump are particularly popular among average Icelanders.
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Historical parallels
In a recent interview with the Wall Street Journal Donald Trump said the Russian government was interested in a meeting between Trump and Putin, and that he was interested in attending such a meeting. Now the Times reports that Trump's team has told British officials that Trump would like his first meeting with a foreign leader to be a summit between himself and Vladimir Putin. The summit would take place on neutral ground. According to the sources of the Times Reykjavík is at the top of the list of places where Trump would like to have such a meeting.
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The sources of the Times say the goal of the summit would be to discuss nuclear disarmament and ease global tensions.
A Reykjavík Summit between the two world leaders calls into mind the 1986 Reykjavík Summit between Mikhail Gorbachev, the leader of the Soviet Union and Ronald Reagan the President of the United States. The Reykjavík Summit helped ease the tension between the two superpowers, setting the stage for the end of the Cold War. Relations between Russia and the US have grown increasingly tense since Vladimir Putin came to power. Donald Trump has on several occasions said he hopes to change.
The Sunday Times front page this morning breaking the news:
●Trump wants Putin summit in Reykjavik
●May calls for clean and hard Brexit #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/O9pquUoklP— The Sunday Times (@thesundaytimes) January 14, 2017
The Sunday edition of the UK newspaper The Times reports that the US president elect Donald Trump wants to meet with the Russian president Vladimir Putin in Reykjavík. The goal of the summit would be to ease tensions between the two great powers. The Sunday Times published it's front page on Twitter last night.
The front page news has come as a surprise, even a shock, to Icelanders. While Icelandic political leaders have not yet commented on the news since it broke last night, many Icelanders took to social media to express their feelings. The overwhelming reaction seemed to be one of surprise, mixed with opposition. Neither Putin nor Trump are particularly popular among average Icelanders.
Read more: Trump‘s ancestors among the Viking age settlers of Iceland, scholars believe
Historical parallels
In a recent interview with the Wall Street Journal Donald Trump said the Russian government was interested in a meeting between Trump and Putin, and that he was interested in attending such a meeting. Now the Times reports that Trump's team has told British officials that Trump would like his first meeting with a foreign leader to be a summit between himself and Vladimir Putin. The summit would take place on neutral ground. According to the sources of the Times Reykjavík is at the top of the list of places where Trump would like to have such a meeting.
Read more: Failed Donald Trump Tower included busted Icelandic Investment Company FL Group as key partner
The sources of the Times say the goal of the summit would be to discuss nuclear disarmament and ease global tensions.
A Reykjavík Summit between the two world leaders calls into mind the 1986 Reykjavík Summit between Mikhail Gorbachev, the leader of the Soviet Union and Ronald Reagan the President of the United States. The Reykjavík Summit helped ease the tension between the two superpowers, setting the stage for the end of the Cold War. Relations between Russia and the US have grown increasingly tense since Vladimir Putin came to power. Donald Trump has on several occasions said he hopes to change.
The Sunday Times front page this morning breaking the news:
●Trump wants Putin summit in Reykjavik
●May calls for clean and hard Brexit #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/O9pquUoklP— The Sunday Times (@thesundaytimes) January 14, 2017
