Why is President Trump so friendly and supportive of Russian President Vladimir Putin? He refuses to admit the Russians interfered with the 2016 Presidential election. He is willing to forgive Russia for annexing the Crimean Peninsula and is heavily involved in the Eastern Ukraine fighting. A long and extensive investigation confirms the airliner was shot down by Russians using a Russian anti-aircraft missile.

Could it be because Putin has full control of his legislative body? (Agree or unpleasant things happen to you or your family.) The remaining news media is very supportive of Putin because the media outlets are repressed by exile, harassment and jailing of reporters and owners, or murder. Putin does not fear an investigation since his old KGB friends run the new security service. Putin has revised the Russian Constitution to where he can be in office for the rest of his life.

Our economic and military allies dropped Russia out of the G-8 Alliance, now G-7, because of the Ukraine invasions. Trump wants to reinstate Putin because of Russia’s economic power. Russia is far down the list on economic power since its economy is based on gas and oil prices. It has little other trade impact with the rest of the world.

Is rumored blackmail true? Is it because Putin’s cut from all trade and take-over’s has made him a multi-billionaire and Trump loves billionaires? Is it because without Putin’s help Trump would have lost the election?

I doubt if we will learn any more after the upcoming meeting between the two Presidents. It will be a love fest.