Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived at a military base in Alaska on Friday for the summit with President Donald Trump to speak on the conflict with Ukraine.
In a bizarre chain of events, Putin did not come empty-handed.
Shortly after Trump was seen zig-zagging his way down the red carpet to meet the Russian President, he shook hands as they greeted reporters for a quick photo-op.
Putin’s bodyguards, who are never too far behind, often make headlines for various reasons.
This time, it is for reportedly carrying his ‘poop suitcases’ to the Alaska Summit in the United States. You read that correctly.
Members of the Russian President’s Federal Protection Service collect Vladimir Putin’s waste, including his poop, store it in special bags, and bring it back to Moscow in dedicated suitcases, per a report by The Express US.
The measure reportedly began during the Russian President’s visit to France in May 2017, The Express US added.
Another journalist, Farida Rustamova, also reported that such a security measure existed during Putin’s visit to Vienna in 2018. Citing a source, she revealed that the Russian President has followed this practice since he began his leadership in 1999, The Express US reported.
President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin met in Alaska.
A highly anticipated summit between the two leaders yielded no agreement to resolve or pause Moscow’s war in Ukraine.
Towards the end of their meeting, which was held in front of reporters, Trump said he’d hoped to see him again very soon.
Putin had a four-word English message for Trump during the meeting, and would do so again while stating he wanted the next meeting to be in Moscow.
“Next time, Moscow,” he said.
“That’s an interesting one. I’ll get a little heat on that one. I could possibly see it happening,” Trump replied.
