Scores of pro-Ukraine protesters lined a highway in central Anchorage on Thursday, the eve of talks between US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin at an American army base exterior the Alaskan capital.
Protesters waved Ukrainian flags in addition to banners in the nation’s blue and yellow colours, demanding that Trump offers no concessions to Putin in trade for the Kremlin ending its war in Ukraine.
Some protesters held indicators with anti-Trump slogans, together with “No Kings.”
Others blended international coverage fears with home grievances. One particular person could possibly be seen carrying an indication that learn: “Trump is Putin’s puppet – release the Epstein files.”
Another protester held a blue and yellow signal that includes maps of Ukraine and Alaska and the phrases “Hands off – Russian no more.”
Protester Lisa Scarborough, a 66-year-old Anchorage resident, instructed Reuters she hoped Putin and Trump might accomplish one thing.
Once a Russian territory, Alaska is now residence to army installations lengthy essential in deterring and monitoring Moscow, together with Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, which can host Putin and his delegation on Friday.
Protester Helen Sharratt, a 65-year-old Anchorage resident initially from England, stated Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s absence from the assembly was “just colonialism, you know, all over again.”