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The Art of the Deal: Why Putin needs one more than Trump
The mismatched nature of their wish lists gives Trump the edge, with Putin hanging in the imbalance
Add BT as a preferred sourcePublished Wed, Feb 1, 2017 · 09:50 PM
Moscow
IN his book, Art of the Deal, Donald Trump said the best deals were ones where both sides got something they wanted. His credo, applied to a potential US-Russia deal, flags an awkward truth for Vladimir Putin: He wants more from Mr Trump than vice versa.
As aides try to set up a first meeting between the two presidents, the mismatched nature of their respective wish lists gives Mr Trump the edge, and means that a deal, if one is done, may be more limited and longer in the making than the Kremlin hopes.
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