Trump - Putin summit. Opinion(s).

Trump's Summit with Putin
is embarrassingly important
to American interests regardless
Russian meddling Hype.

 Its no coincidence that (1)>>Helsinki was chosen for the Trump - Putin summit . Right now tensions between Russia and America have returned back to the "cold war" .  The Helsinki move may have reflected where almost 50 years ago the Helsinki Accord was signed . In reality seeing how relations deteriorated between the two nations , how it came about , comes down to these things . So why was the relationship in decline, anyway? A big report (pdf)  from the Congressional Research Service does a nice job detailing the tempestuous back-and-forth between the (1.2)>>United States and Russia since 2009. Here are some of the big milestones — and points of contention — in the relationship.     There is no endemic reason for Russian-U.S. relations to be as tense as they have become over the past several years. Th is situation is largely due, on one side, to mishandling of Russian affairs by both the Clinton,  Bush and Obama administrations, and on the other by the obvious manipulation of anti-Americanism for domestic gain by the Vladimir Putin and Dmitry Medvedev administrations in Russia. Unfortunately, this means that only unilateral U.S. action can undermine the cynical policies of the Russian leadership and restore dynamism to the Russian-U.S. relationship. While I can write that of a hopeful reset with Russia , even with all the Russo-phobia here in America. (2)>>STILL what Trump said in front of Putin is absolutely  embarrassing .  I would like to say is that the President should have kept his mouth shut . He should have spoken more about the summit with Putin , rather than answering to the wolverines of the press  regarding meddling .  Trump's "honest gullibility" with the press is hurting him more than ever .  Trump made many mistakes later by flip flopping on the "intelligence" report  about alleged Russian meddling.So this whole summit was a shock to many. Trump's "praise" for Putin , while that in the slightest rings of controversy    , (3)>>so the cry of Treason began ring .
STRONG AND POWERFUL.
U.S. President Donald Trump said he had addressed Russia's interference in the U.S. 2016 election during his talks with Vladimir Putin and that the Russian leader was "extremely strong" in his denials."I have president Putin, he just said it's not Russia. I will say this. I don't see any reason why it would be," President Trump said, standing at podium side-by-side with the Russian president during a joint press conference Putin in Helsinki, Finland, ABC News reports. He continued: “So I have great confidence in my intelligence people, but I will tell you that President Putin was extremely strong and powerful in his denial today.” The "Strong and Powerful" words sounds to me like a hidden Message of some kind . Plus Trump's nervousness is evident ,  lack of preparation is part of what worries administration officials who say the president rarely reads his briefing book that details the issues that may come up in meetings with world leaders. I think Donald Trump is good for gaffs , but while he claims the meeting with Putin was great , there was a lack of professionalism that Trump has a problem with . Strangely enough Vladimir Putin seemed to give a long handshake to Trump.   There was some hope that Trump would recede a bit into the background and that he would empower his staff — particularly [Mike] Pompeo, [John] Bolton, and [James] Mattis — to roll up their sleeves and see if they could accomplish something diplomatically with the Russians.Trump's comments, at a joint news conference after summit talks with Putin, drew heavy criticism back in the U.S., including from prominent Republicans. Sen. John McCain was most outspoken, declaring that Trump made a "conscious choice to defend a tyrant" and achieved "one of the most disgraceful performances by an American president in memory." Sen. Bob Corker of Tennessee said Trump made the U.S. "look like a pushover." Trump said he and Putin "spent a great deal of time" discussing allegations of Russian election meddling as they met for several hours Monday. But Trump declined the opportunity to denounce Putin for the interference efforts, which U.S. intelligence agencies insist did occur, including hacking of Democratic emails, the subject of last week's indictment of 12 Russians.
Media Going Crazy .
The reaction in the United States was immediate and visceral among fellow Republicans and usual Trump critics. On a day when he faced pressure from critics, allied countries and even his own staff to take a tough line, Trump said not a single critical word about Moscow on any of the issues that have brought relations between the two powers to the lowest ebb since the Cold War. The Media barrage freaked out calling treason. While the media may be going crazy over this , (4)>>this summit is vary important , it HAS TO HAPPEN REGARDLESS WHO THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES IS !& IT MATTERS . It seems obvious that our Congress can't get grip on reality of why we should talk to  Russia , yet our government is going crazy with more useless  “Sanctions, sanctions, sanctions,” Sen. Jon Tester of Montana, among a handful of red-state Democrats for whom criticizing Trump is potentially risky business, said when asked what lawmakers should do after the president’s Putin summit stumble. He described as “damaging” Trump’s dismissing of U.S. intelligence agencies on foreign soil while standing beside a man members of both parties and intel officials consider Russia  U.S. adversary. While the media freak out is going on the point of this summit is being dragged down political lines harking back to the McCarthy era dark side.

NOTES AND COMMENTS :

(1)>>Helsinki.The Helsinki Accords were primarily an effort to reduce tension between the Soviet and Western blocs by securing their common acceptance of the post-World War II status quo in Europe. The accords were signed by all the countries of Europe (except Albania, which became a signatory in September 1991) and by the United States and Canada. The agreement recognized the inviolability of the post-World War II frontiers in Europe and pledged the 35 signatory nations to respect human rights and fundamental freedoms and to cooperate in economic, scientific, humanitarian, and other areas. There are echoes of the past in the choice of venue for the Trump-Putin meeting. Finland’s capital has played a historic role in relations between the United States and Russia (or the ex-Soviet Union).In 1975 it staged a summit between US President Gerald Ford and Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev, with many other countries also present. The resulting Helsinki Accords came to represent “détente” between communist East and capitalist West at the height of the Cold War.Fast-forward 15 years, and with the Iron Curtain now dismantled, George H.W. Bush met Mikhail Gorbachev in Helsinki in 1990 — shortly before the collapse of the Soviet Union.Then, in the new so-called “end of history” era, the city also staged a meeting between Bill Clinton and Boris Yeltsin in 1997.In one sense, Helsinki represents neutral territory for the Putin-Trump meeting as Finland is not part of NATO. The choice of venue is also practical: Donald Trump will already be in Europe following the NATO summit and a visit to Britain, while Vladimir Putin will be in Moscow the previous day for the football World Cup final.(1.2)>>United States and Russia since 2009. In Obama’s first summit with Putin in July 2009, Obama sat meekly as Putin delivered an hour-long lecture about how US-Russian relations had gone down the drain.As Daniel Greenfield noted at Frontpage magazine , in succeeding years, Obama capitulated to Putin on anti-missile defense systems in Poland and the Czech Republic, on Ukraine, Georgia and Crimea. Obama gave Putin free rein in Syria and supported Russia’s alliance with Iran on its nuclear program and its efforts to save the Assad regime. He permitted Russian entities linked to the Kremlin to purchase a quarter of American uranium. And of course, Obama made no effort to end Russian expansion , or the accusation of 2016 meddling .    (2)>>STILL what Trump said in front of Putin is absolutely  embarrassing . Donald Trump like I said he is own self incrimination,   its getting unreal . Trump presidency came to a head with the Washington Post revelation that his couldn’t keep his mouth shut in front of two top Russian officials. He actually bragged to these guys, telling them “I get great intel. I have people brief me on great intel every day.”What I don't understand is how he's playing into the media's hands , while being asked a questions from a press reporter right in front of Putin . Sometimes keeping your mouth shut is golden . Next flip flopping that "maybe Russia did" , Cause and effect. Action, reaction. Trump just couldn't keep his mouth shut -- he just couldn't keep his stubby little thumbs away from Twitter -- " No Collusion -witch hunt "--(3)>>so the cry of Treason began ring .Trump tried to strike a balance. He spoke respectfully of both Putin’s denials and the US intelligence community’s accusation. It wasn’t a particularly coherent position. It was a clumsy attempt to preserve the agreements he and Putin reached during their meeting.And it was blindingly obviously not treason. From the hind sight the press gave Trump another flub . (4)>>this summit is vary important. There could be clear benefits from improved communication between the U.S. and Russia: both sides should want to avoid the tensions and expense of an arms race, whether involving nuclear, cyber or space weapons. Both sides should also want to eliminate the proliferation of these weapons. Both sides want to avoid accidents or miscalculations that could lead to military confrontations. A range of issues should be discussed with the Russians, but the aggression against Ukraine and the consequent sanctions make these negotiations nearly impossible for now. The summit could agree that the Ukraine issue would be discussed in the United Nations Security Council where a solution involving a U.N. peacekeeping force and an interim international administration for Donbas could be agreed. Discussions of the other important issues could then begin.