{"id":12394,"date":"2025-08-17T08:22:01","date_gmt":"2025-08-17T08:22:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bluelightnews.com\/category\/politics\/zelenskyy-announces-white-house-visit-after-trump-putin-alaska-summit-ends-in-no-deal\/"},"modified":"2025-08-17T08:22:01","modified_gmt":"2025-08-17T08:22:01","slug":"zelenskyy-announces-white-house-visit-after-trump-putin-alaska-summit-ends-in-no-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bluelightnews.com\/category\/politics\/zelenskyy-announces-white-house-visit-after-trump-putin-alaska-summit-ends-in-no-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"Zelenskyy announces White House visit after Trump-Putin Alaska summit ends in no deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-testid=\"video-page\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div data-testid=\"video-page__player\"><picture class data-testid=\"picture\" data-flavor=\"focal\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1240px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-760x428,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_08\/1755344398260_n_theweekend_TrumpPutinSummitA_250816_1920x1080-hh41v2.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<section data-testid=\"playlist-drawer\">\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\" data-flavor=\"focal\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_08\/1755359152879_n_theweekend_BowmanStrauss_250816_1920x1080-55zp7s.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">&lsquo;No representation and an occupation&rdquo; 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