Subject: Putin-Trump Summit

There are growing fears inside the European Union that Donald Trump’s pragmatic approach of cooperation with Russia will further strengthen the position of those in EU member states who criticize Brussels

If Putin does not believe in the political future of Trump, the value of the Helsinki meeting in Putin’s eyes should have been quite limited

Trump is not in a fit state, but Putin does not want to help him

Trump can offer Putin nothing so attractive and so tempting that could put into question the centrality of China for Russia’s foreign policy

Putin-Trump Summit: Better Late Than Never

Reaffirming that a nuclear war cannot be won and must never be fought, the United States and Russia could agree to specific steps at Helsinki to reduce nuclear risks

Arms control and dialogue on strategic stability are likely to become the summit’s central topic

The history of relations between the United States and Russia demonstrates that there is no substitute for personal contacts between the leaders of the two countries.

A personal meeting between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump is the only thing capable of breaking the vicious cycle in Russia–U.S. relations and launching them towards a state that is acceptable for both sides