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I don't think so. I don't think Trump has any allegiances to anyone but himself. He'll only go along with what Putin wants so long as it serves Trump. That's awful, of course, but he's not a puppet.
You’re very wrong.
That’s fine, I’m just saying, his connections and the naked influencing are very well documented. How Much he’s a puppet in terms of what he may or may not “believe” versus what he’s told to do is a question. But that he is - for various political topics - directed, there’s no doubt.
Example: Ukraine
That is probably exactly how he sees it, yes. Unfortunately for him, Putin is actually quite competent at manipulation