The location of Alaska is unexpected.

Although close to RUSSIA geographically - less than three miles away at the narrowest point - it's a very long way from neutral ground.

The expectation was they would meet somewhere in the middle. Saudi Arabia perhaps, or the United Arab Emirates. But no, Vladimir Putin will be TRAVELLING TO DONALD TRUMP'S BACKYARD.

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It'll be the first time the Russian president has visited the US since September 2015, when he spoke at the UN General Assembly. Barack Obama was in the White House. How times have changed a decade on.

The US is not a member of the International Criminal Court, so there's no threat of arrest for VLADIMIR PUTIN.

But t

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