Putin likes Trump but will not get played by the Neocons, yet again. If Trump were listening to Tulsi, he would understand that and wouldn’t be at all surprised by Putin’s apparent ‘intransigence’.
“Putin likes Trump but will not get played by the Neocons, yet again.”
The problem is the Minsk II deception and the fact that the Russians know that in 3.8 years, Trump will be gone and they will have to deal with a new administration. They are well aware of the razor thin majority in Congress and that in 1.8 years midterms could flip the house.
Knowing that, they will not agree to something just because the Finnish president and DC is desperate for a deal.