‘Menu, Locations, Gifts’: Trump-Putin Meeting Details Left In Hotel Printer In Alaska

Last Updated:August 17, 2025, 10:40 IST

According to hotel visitors, 8 pages were discovered, including product that appeared to have actually been prepared by State Department authorities

A set of delicate United States State Department files were left in a public printer at Hotel Captain Cook in Alaska, simply miles from the military base where United States President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin held their high-stakes top on Friday.

According to hotel visitors, 8 pages were discovered, consisting of product that appeared to have actually been prepared by State Department authorities.

The files consisted of schedules, internal contact number of civil servant, and even information of the top luncheon, reported NPR

One page noted the series of conferences in between American and Russian delegations, defining space names inside Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson.

It likewise pointed out that Trump meant to present Putin with an “American Bald Eagle Desk Statue.”

Other pages consisted of names and contact information of 3 United States authorities, a list of leaders from both nations, together with phonetic pronunciations of their names, and directions for an official lunch referred to as being “in honour of his excellency Vladimir Putin.”

The last file recommended that a joint interview in between the 2 leaders would run for an hour, from 3:30 to 4:30 pm regional time. In truth, the instruction involved less than 15 minutes.

The White House has actually not talked about the obvious security lapse.

The Alaska top, which lasted 3 hours, was the very first in person engagement in between Washington and Moscow given that Russia’s intrusion of Ukraine in February 2022.

Significantly, after Putin’s conference with Trump, Zelenskyy is likewise arranged to fulfill the United States President in Washington on Monday, with European leaders anticipated to get involved.