Thanks! I was aware of the mutual complements.....but it is no more than two fighters shaking hands in the ring prior to a fight....
It has little relevance to how the fight is fought....Russia respects actions not words but insulting and embarrassing Putin when he pays a complement will not positively impact the basis of a new relationship. Tough actions not words is what the bear understands....
You won’t get “Pootie-poo” from Trump.....
As far as Putin being a very bad and evil guy.....all he needs is a cat and he could star in a Bond movie....
He didn't have to get all gushy about it.
There's a big difference between
"Mr Gorbachev, tear down this wall!"
and
"It is always a great honor to be so nicely complimented by a man so highly respected within his own country and beyond"