Thing is (seems to be at least) Putin did take away from the last meeting that Trump won't do anything!
One month after US President Trump's meeting with Vladimir Putin, insiders reveal: The Russian leader is sticking rigidly to his strategy. This is partly because he considers Trump inactive.
Vladimir Putin is firmly sticking to his strategy of waging a war of attrition against Ukraine until the West abandons its opponent. This is reported by the Bloomberg news agency, citing several Kremlin insiders. Putin, they say, remains firmly convinced of victory. The West's actions have not convinced the Russian leader to abandon his strategy, they say.
The meeting with US President Donald Trump in mid-August is said to have made a significant contribution to this. Putin, the insiders say, does not believe Trump will "do much" to strengthen Ukraine's defenses. In fact, Trump has no interest in intervening in the war, according to the Kremlin.....
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Then these provocations make sense....now that the US are out of his way, Europe is next.....starting with some easily deniable airspace-violatons....but it won't stop here! Thats just the beginning....we are in now!