Yup, two alpha dogs that can do business.
Hillary’s stupid plastic reset button had to have Vladimir and the boys rolling their eyes and laughing their asses off.
Strength is respected. Weakness is not.
Ya. I think there's a little bit of 'man to man' action going on here. I think Putin would rather do business with a sane competitor, rather than an inept who-knows-what, even one that he could walk all over. Nobody really likes dealing with drunks and crazy people.