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Months of Russia controversy leaves Trump ‘boxed in’ ahead of Putin meeting
Now nearly six months into his presidency, Trump is set to finally meet Putin at a summit this week in Hamburg after a stop here in Warsaw — severely constrained and facing few good options that would leave him politically unscathed.
“The president is boxed in. Why would you give Putin any kind of concession at the first meeting? What has he done to deserve that? ... If you try to curry favor, offer concessions, pull back on the pressure, he’ll take advantage. He’ll see weakness in a vacuum.”
— Nicholas Burns
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