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Article snippet: TOKYO — President Trump on Sunday said he expects to meet with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia next week to discuss confronting the threat from North Korea, part of a 12-day, five-country tour through Asia that started with his arrival in Japan and is very likely to be dominated by discussions about trade and Pyongyang’s nuclear program. In a speech to American troops after Air Force One landed at Yokota Air Base here on a crisp, sunny morning, Mr. Trump never mentioned North Korea, but he said the United States military stood ready to defend the country and “fight to overpower” its adversaries. “No one — no dictator, no regime and no nation — should underestimate, ever, American resolve,” Mr. Trump said, having shed his suit jacket for a bomber jacket bearing the patches of American forces as he addressed hundreds of fatigue-clad women and men. “You are the greatest threat to tyrants and dictators who seek to prey on the innocent.” On his way to Japan, Mr. Trump told reporters he would most likely meet with Mr. Putin during the trip, a prospect that White House officials had said was a possibility on the sideline of the upcoming Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Da Nang, Vietnam. “We want Putin’s help on North Korea,” he said. Mr. Trump’s trip to the continent will be the longest by an American president in more than 25 years. Ahead of what his advisers called a grueling schedule of meetings and summits, the president will get a chance to relax b... Link to the full article to read more