Trump will most likely not be able to play golf with Putin in Alaska

Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump during a meeting in Helsinki on July 16, 2018. Photo: Valery Sharifulin / TASS
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US President Donald Trump does not own golf resorts in Alaska, where his meeting with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin is planned, there are several large hotels in the state, including one in Fairbanks, RIA Novosti found out based on open data.

There is a large golf club, for example, in Anchorage. The best hotels, according to aggregator sites, are located far from the largest city, one of them is located in the vicinity of Fairbanks, which has historical significance for the USA and Russia. During the Second World War, cargo was delivered from this city to the USSR as part of Lend-Lease, there is a monument to Soviet and American pilots.

The Kremlin and the White House had previously announced that Putin and Trump would meet in Alaska on August 15. The authorities of Alaska told RIA Novosti that they do not know where exactly the summit will be held.