👈New York Times: Putin, exactly one year after the imposition of oil sanctions, has come closer than at any other time to his goal—normalizing relations with the United States—without having to give any concessions to him regarding Ukraine

Putin has nurtured Trump’s interest in him and, at the same time, has even continued the war

By using the personalized diplomacy style Trump prefers, he has presented actions that benefit Russia as favors to the president of the United States

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