Dear Reader,

The media got it wrong again.

They wanted fireworks. They wanted handshakes and photo-ops and instant peace deals tied up with pretty bows.

What they got was something far more valuable.

Real diplomacy.

• Trump just pulled off a negotiation masterpiece – Instead of chasing impossible ceasefire fantasies, he pivoted to settlement talks and shifted all pressure onto Ukraine to "get it done"

• Moscow's next, and that's exactly where Trump needs to be – Away from Washington bureaucrats and European committees, where two nuclear powers can actually make deals that matter

• While Trump's making power moves in Alaska, there's a financial bomb ticking right here at home. And most Americans have no idea it's about to explode.

I've been in enough boardrooms to recognize the signs. This wasn't about solving Ukraine in one afternoon. That's fantasy thinking.

This was about positioning.

Trump walked into Alaska with one strategy: shift the entire game board. And he did it brilliantly.

For months, everyone talked ceasefire. Stop shooting. Draw lines. Talk later.

Boring. Predictable. Gets you nowhere.

Trump pivoted to something Putin actually wants: settlement talks. Territory for peace. A real end game.

That's not weakness.

That's understanding your counterpart's bottom line.

I've made billions recognizing one simple truth: you can't negotiate with someone until you understand what they really want.

Putin doesn't want a timeout. He wants to win something permanent.

Trump just gave him a path to get it.

But here's the genius move nobody's talking about.

After the summit, Trump called Zelensky. His message was crystal clear: "Get it done."

Watch what just happened.

The pressure isn't on Putin anymore. It's on Ukraine.

Trump repositioned the entire negotiation. Now if this drags on, Zelensky isn't defying Russia. He's defying Washington.

And Washington controls the money.

That's leverage 101, people.

Putin got his victory lap. Full ceremonial honors. Flowers for Soviet soldiers. State media eating it up back in Moscow.

Critics call it "optics."

I call it smart business.

Image matters. Perception drives reality. Putin needed to look like he belonged on the world stage again.

Trump gave him that.

Why? Because sometimes you have to give someone what they need to get what you want.

The papers left on the hotel printer? The White House says they were "lunch menus."

Right.

Even if they weren't, so what? Every deal has leaks. Every negotiation has theater.

What matters is the result.

And the result is simple: two nuclear powers sat down and talked like adults.

They discussed economics. Nuclear arms. Future strategic partnerships.

Nothing concrete yet. But the foundation got laid.

Putin's parting shot about Moscow hosting the next summit?

Trump said it's "possible."

One word. Massive implications.

Brussels is probably still having panic attacks.

Good.

The European Union has been freeloading on American military power for decades while lecturing us about diplomacy.

Now the grown-ups are back in charge.

Here's what Alaska really accomplished:

Trump proved he's the only American politician with the stones to deal with reality instead of wishful thinking.

Putin proved he still knows how to play chess while everyone else plays checkers.

The West got reminded that real power doesn't come from committee meetings and strongly worded letters.

It comes from two men with nuclear weapons deciding to talk instead of fight.

The media wanted instant gratification. A Netflix ending wrapped up in 48 minutes with credits rolling over world peace.

That's not how the real world works.

Real deals take time. Real negotiations happen in private. Real diplomacy looks messy and incomplete and frustrating to people who don't understand how power actually operates.

But this is how you prevent World War Three.

Not with sanctions and proxy wars and endless weapons shipments.

With conversation.

With respect.

With two leaders who understand that sometimes you have to give ground to gain position.

Trump just demonstrated something the foreign policy establishment has forgotten:

America is strong enough to negotiate from strength.

We don't need to prove anything to anyone.

We can afford to be magnanimous. We can afford to be patient.

We can afford to let Putin have his photo-ops if it means avoiding nuclear war.

That's not weakness.

That's wisdom.

The people crying "failure" over Alaska are the same people who got us into this mess in the first place.

They wanted to poke the bear indefinitely. Fund endless proxy wars. Pretend Russia would just collapse if we sanctioned them hard enough.

How'd that work out?

Trump took a different approach. He treated Putin like what he is: the leader of a nuclear-armed nation with legitimate interests.

Revolutionary concept, I know.

The next summit might be in Moscow. The implications are staggering.

But that's exactly where Trump needs to go.

On Putin's turf. Away from the Washington blob. Away from the European hand-wringers.

Where real deals get made.

In private. Between powerful men who understand the stakes.

Alaska wasn't the end.

It was the beginning.

Kiyosaki Uncensored

PS: While Trump's making power moves in Alaska, there's a financial bomb ticking right here at home.

And most Americans have no idea it's about to explode.

I've been tracking the real numbers – not the Washington spin – and what I'm seeing terrifies me.

"If the economy is so great…?"

That's the question I'm asking in my urgent new warning about the coming U.S. Crash of 2025.

Sure, Trump talks about GDP growth and stock market highs.

But here's what he's not telling you:

25% of student loans are in serious trouble. Credit scores are falling in all 50 states. Over 37% more Americans are behind on their bills than just one year ago.

Most shocking? 1.4 million young American women are turning to OnlyFans just to pay rent.

These aren't the metrics of a booming economy.

They're warning signs of financial collapse.

I've predicted every major crash for the past 30 years. The dot-com bubble. The housing crisis. The 2020 market meltdown.

This one's going to be worse.

While Trump negotiates with Putin, your savings, your retirement, and your financial future hang in the balance.

The smart money is already moving. The question is: will you move with it, or get crushed when reality hits?

Get my full Crash of 2025 warning here – before it's too late

The clock is ticking. Don't say I didn't warn you.