Trump, the new Putin?

New York Times: Mr. Putin has gained geopolitical advantage for years by throwing around Russian power aggressively in global affairs and taking big military and intelligence risks. An American president acting the same way benefits Mr. Putin, so long as they see eye to eye, but otherwise threatens to check his influence, because Washington’s global military and economic power outstrips that of Russia, analysts say.

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That marks a new reality for Mr. Putin.

“The problem for him might well be that Trump may try to out-Putin him,” Ms. Hill said…