Monday, July 3, 2017

Trump and Putin meet next week. Guess which one has an agenda?

Putin will bring a specific list of demands. Trump, maybe not so much.

A senior member of George W. Bush’s Cabinet once told me a revealing story about Vladimir Putin. Each meeting, the official said, began the same way: Putin would reach into his suit jacket pocket, remove notecards listing perceived American sins against Russia, and read them one by one. Only then would the substantive discussions begin.
That’s a key detail to keep in mind in the runup to President Trump’s meeting with Putin next week,


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