Overview

• At the European Political Community meeting, Albania’s Edi Rama joked to France’s Emmanuel Macron about a supposed Albania–Azerbaijan peace deal, prompting laughter from Azerbaijan’s Ilham Aliyev.
• The quip referenced Trump’s repeated claims that he resolved conflict between “Azerbaijan and Albania,” including a Fox News appearance last month.
• In a joint press conference with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Trump said, “We settled Aber-baijan and Albania,” misnaming one country and confusing the other, echoing earlier geography flubs.
• The White House did host Armenia’s Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijan’s Ilham Aliyev in August, producing a joint declaration toward normalization and closer ties with Washington.
• The Associated Press has refuted his claim of ending seven wars, and India publicly rejected a White House assertion that he helped deescalate India–Pakistan hostilities in May.