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Different Drummer

(7,606 posts)
Wed Jul 18, 2018, 03:57 PM Jul 2018

In Battle for Putin's Affections, Cupid Favors Xi over Trump

Source: Apnews.com


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“Trump has made clear that he is a big fan of Putin,” said Li Xin, director of the Russia center at the Shanghai Institute of Foreign Studies.

“But everyone knows that Trump frequently changes his mind,” said Li. “His attempts to be friendly cannot compete with the history and the intimacy of Xi and Putin’s relationship.”

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“I’ve never established such relations or made such arrangements with any foreign colleague, but I did it with President Xi,” Putin told Chinese state TV.

Xi presented Putin with China’s first “friendship medal” — an ornate gold necklace — and called him “my best, most intimate friend.”

More at: https://apnews.com/ad5da44ccaba4ea885b69d450b590637

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In Battle for Putin's Affections, Cupid Favors Xi over Trump (Original Post) Different Drummer Jul 2018 OP
... emulatorloo Jul 2018 #1
You know this is 2naSalit Jul 2018 #2

2naSalit

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2. You know this is
Wed Jul 18, 2018, 06:42 PM
Jul 2018

going to make cheato try even harder to get pootie's affection, since we saw, this week, how far he's willing to go, you know it will only get uglier.

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