If Trump Plays It Right, He Can Get The Russians Out Of Ukraine – OpEd. Really!

What the author totally ignores is that Russia over the past 108 years had three monster rulers, i.e. Lenin, Stalin and now Putin the Terrible!

The author seems to be rather an apologist for Putin the Terrible!

"... If Trump goes into a meeting with Putin thinking his bullying tactics will be as successful as it has been in his business life he will come a cropper. He needs to do most of the listening and most of the compromising [???]. If he plays it right, he can get the Russians out of Ukraine, he can restore good economic interaction ..."

The article mentions some interesting, very selective points about the history of Russia and the US, though it omitted to mention that the US bought Alaska from Russia in 1867:

1. "Russia and the US have never fought each other in the 200 years of their relationship. Russia aided the North during the Civil War and sent warships to prevent England and France supporting the confederacy. During the World Wars the two were close allies."
2. "However, they came near to catastrophic war during the Cold War when Russia armed Cuba with nuclear weapons."
3. "Under H.W. Bush post-Cold War relations got off to a good start. Nevertheless, the US treated Russia as a defeated nation that could be taken advantage of."
4. "In 2001 President George W. Bush announced that the US would withdraw from the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty. When Georgia began its war with South Ossetia and Russia the US sided with Georgia."

The author seems to disagree with Winston Churchill's famous statement: "“Russia is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma” is totally wrong."

If Trump Plays It Right, He Can Get The Russians Out Of Ukraine – OpEd – Eurasia Review