Vladimir Putin; Donald Trump (Credit: AP/Alexei Nikolsky/Susan Walsh)
President Donald Trump met his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, for the first time earlier on Friday. Although it is occurring as part of the Group of 20 summit meeting in the German city of Hamburg, their opening official introduction is bound to take up the lion’s share of headlines — and Putin is ready to make sure they declare him as the winner.
Experts on Russian geopolitics told The New York Times that the Kremlin can spin virtually any outcome in their favor. If little is accomplished during the Trump-Putin interactions, they …read more
Source: Salon
