Putin already got what he wanted - stopping the sale of Tomahawks. He has no use for a meeting with Trump. The question is how long will Trump allow himself to be humiliated by Putin. He doesn’t seem to learn (unless Putin has secret leverage that we don’t know about).
Putin has tons of leverage. He knows the West is all talk and isn’t about to do anything real to save a corrupt money laundering enterprise like Ukraine.
Trump and Putin can meet, or not meet, without Trump becoming humiliated.
Trump seems to be able to bend things to his advantage, if not immediately, then at least over time. Others can’t do this, but that’s not our concern.
Trump didn’t know the Tomahawks would break a treaty. That’s his staff’s fault. It should never have been brought up.
Rachel Madcow is that you?