This is my thought. And also Trump acknowledges Putin’s leadership strength as well as Trump is more of a nationalist as is Putin. I think Putin is looking forward to sparring with another alpha nationalist and fighting the mutual enemy.
Need a picture you graphic designers.
Putin riding a grizzly bear, next to,
Trump riding a lion.
I could see the two of them (maybe with China and France) going into the back room of the Kremlin with a world map and cut up the world. Trump “Vlad, you can have Turkey and Syria. I will take Cuba and Vietnam. China, you can have North Korea, France, you can have Libya and Haiti.”
Putin: “I want Ukraine and Serbia.” Trump: “Go ahead —you can have Keiv—I gave them up to you when I took office.”
Putin: “Thank you—You can build a hotel in St. Petersburg Mr. Trump if you like.”