Posturing over Peace: What Trump and Putin’s Meeting Was Really About

The Summit: Trump's diplomatic gambit, and Putin's prize

The first meeting between the American and Russian presidents since Vladimir Putin launched his war on Ukraine three-and-a-half years ago resulted in no ceasefire, and no concrete results. So, what did President Trump and President Putin achieve? CBS News chief political analyst John Dickerson offers perspective on a meeting ended in a fog of diplomatic ambiguity.

Posturing over peace: What Trump and Putin’s meeting was really about

In one of the few places on Earth where both men were safe, the point of this summit was never to resolve the war in Ukraine.

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