The news in Europe are that he was submissive of Putin in an unusual manner.
That said, it could be a diplomatic move just like NATO secretary general called Trump ‘daddy’ to stroke his ego
Trump is left with a long nose’
This is the analysis from Rasmus Sinding Søndergaard, a senior researcher in American foreign policy at the Danish Institute for International Studies, on the back of the meeting between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin.
All things being equal, this is a pretty big victory for Putin. That he got the meeting, but also that he was allowed to leave the meeting without having made any concessions - at least publicly.
On the other hand, you can just say that Donald Trump is left with a long nose. He didn’t get the deal he said he wanted, says Rasmus Sinding Søndergaard, referring to Trump’s hope for a temporary ceasefire.
Nytimes says basically the same: “In fact, it would be hard to imagine an event that could have gone better from the point of view of the Russian leader, who made no public commitment to stop his assault on Ukraine and yet was treated as a valued friend. Mr. Trump did not fault Mr. Putin for starting the brutal war and left without mentioning the sanctions that just hours earlier he had threatened to impose if there were no deal.”
The news in Europe are that he was submissive of Putin in an unusual manner.
That said, it could be a diplomatic move just like NATO secretary general called Trump ‘daddy’ to stroke his ego
Nytimes says basically the same: “In fact, it would be hard to imagine an event that could have gone better from the point of view of the Russian leader, who made no public commitment to stop his assault on Ukraine and yet was treated as a valued friend. Mr. Trump did not fault Mr. Putin for starting the brutal war and left without mentioning the sanctions that just hours earlier he had threatened to impose if there were no deal.”
I mean, unless he’s in a union, Trump is Putin’s direct report and wouldn’t be professional to dictate terms to his superior.
Fascist followers will do anything except form a union.