Putin seemed unusually happy at this press conference - no?
He did. What I got from that presser is:
PutinThis war is about demanding international respect and regional security for Russia.
The Russian economy is damaged and things could get dire in the near future. Russia needs economic deals.
TrumpHe truly wants the killing to stop. He wants to be the one who brokers it. What feeds his ego MUCH more than gifts of jewels is accomplishing things and acknowledgement of it.
Economic deals get things done, but don't forget our military power.
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I think Trump was gracious and friendly but very businesslike. There was a certain stern seriousness about him. He isn't freezing Europe or Uke out.
Putin seemed confident in his cause. I think he was grateful for the respect he and the nation of Russia was shown. He tried to wrap things up in a a kind od gratuitous historical blanket.
Things could move along toward a peace agreement, but the smallest misstep could open this thing up even wider.
-The two-cents of a simple man from the Midwest of America.