Cezar Tistor article – published on Friday, August 22, 2025, 23:01 / Updated on Friday, August 22, 2025 23:04
This evening, Donald Trump, current and former US president, announced that next year's World Championship will take place on December 5, at the Kennedy Center in Washington DC his statement was followed by a surprising gesture, which brought it to the forefront and Vladimir Putin.
Donald Trump said Russian President Vladimir Putin could participate in the World Football Championship 2026, jointly hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico, and showed a photo in which the two appear together.
Photo. Donald Trump, an open invitation for Vladimir Putin to the World Championship. What did the US president do
Trump received FIFA President Gianni Infantino to announce that the final tournament will take place in December at the Kennedy Center in Washington. At one point, the former American leader opened a drawer of his office and took out a photo.
JD Vance, the US Vice -President, was also present at the meeting.
“I just received a picture from someone who wants to be very much here. He was very respectful of me and our country, but not as respectful of others. I will sign it. I was sent to me and I thought you would like to see it. Is a gentleman named Vladimir Putin“Said Trump, showing the photo he appears with the Russian leader.
“I think it will come, depending on what will happen. Maybe it will come, maybe not, depending on the evolutions. Many things follow in the following weeks. But I thought she was a beautiful photo with him. Okay, with me, but also beautiful with him. It was a nice gesture that I was sent to me, ”Trump added.
He did not specify whether Putin could participate in the United States, Canada or Mexico matches. The US is expected to host most of the over 100 scheduled parties.
Russia is forbidden from all FIFA competitions.
The photo had been taken a week ago, in Alaska, where Trump and Putin met to discuss a possible conclusion of the Ukraine war. Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin met on August 15, 2025, at the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Anchorage, Alaska, for discussions about the War in Ukraine; no agreement was reached.
