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It was worth a try to give Russia a chance to do the right thing

No it wasn’t. Based on everything that has happened so far, based on the lack of diplomatic coordination of any sort at any level, based on what is currently going on in the battlefields, there was no reason to do it.

Putin used it as an excuse to wipe the floor with the US President, turned smartly and left. Even Fox thought he made the US, and by extension Trump, look foolish. The Europeans and Chinese undoubtedly noticed.

A “summit” is the culmination, not the beginning. In this case it was several steps backwards, poorly thought, and exceptionally badly done. Of course there may be no one left in the diplomatic corps who understand this, or if there is, no one is listening.

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