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As the questions showed, how relations are perceived via the media lens are important and Russia needs to be better attuned to that reality.

One of the nails hit on the head. Thank you, Karl!

Lavrov is a gem beyond compare. I wonder how a private discussion with Trump would fare. DJT is not always off the wall and I believe that the first assassination attempt on him had an impact (no pun intended). We will likely never know.

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Hmm.... I thought about your muse for about 5 minutes and couldn't conceive of any topic they might engage in.

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Lavrov is a true diplomat, Trump not so much, they communicate completely different, I think they would not be able to understand each other fully, on the other hand, I could see Trump getting along in a good working relationship with Xi Jinping quite well as they probably think very similarly. But that is just speculation, who knows, for sure we gonna see some surprising developments over the next little while.

https://johnmenadue.com/under-trump-the-us-and-china-may-be-greater-friends-than-ever/

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Thank you Marcus. I read that Menadue link and was somewhat gobsmacked at the vague and mealy mouthed phraseology. That was a mouthful of wishful thinking, willful dodging and meticulous evading of a roomful of parading chest thumping gorillas. But it was a start and perhaps empathy is yet to be found and engaged in the Trump mind. Time will tell.

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