Retired General Philip Breedlove, former NATO supreme allied commander, said Vladimir Putin wants his meeting with President Trump as an advance for his cause, but Russia’s battlefield losses suggest his position is weakened.
Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin will measure success at their summit in Alaska very differently, even as both leaders are already looking toward a second meeting.
The US president sees any kind of ceasefire in Ukraine as a key objective of the talks. For the Russian leader, getting face time with Trump on American soil without having made any concessions on the war is already a win.
(Source: Bloomberg)
