Helsinki summit hopes: As Trump and Putin shake hands today, New Delhi will pray they can hit it off and do a deal
Helsinki summit hopes: As Trump and Putin shake hands today, New Delhi will pray they can hit it off and do a deal The Wild Boars notwithstanding, Russia was the world’s favourite playground this past month, with the northern giant pulling off an impeccable World Cup, the only dissonance being protests outside the Nigerian embassy by fans who had been scammed off their return tickets! Russia’s image took on a rare burnished look, and it became hard to justify making it an international pariah. We, from this corner of the world, will be cautiously optimistic as Presidents Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump get into a glad-handing summit in Helsinki today. Putin comes to the summit with some amount of prep, some sleight of hand and some hardcore diplomatic outreach behind him. Trump comes to the summit with a good idea, but little else. On the table will be Syria, Ukraine, Iran sanctions as well as US sanctions on Russia. In the past few days Putin has met Israel’s