A Reality Check Before the Trump-Putin Summit

Donald Trump’s summit with Vladimir Putin in Helsinki will be a jarring moment for many Americans. He’ll be face to face again with the leader many accuse of green-lighting interference in the 2016 US election. Many Americans hear little these days about Russia beyond Robert Mueller’s investigation into allegations of collusion by Trump’s campaign with Russia’s election interference. That’s a pity. Since Trump’s used his bully pulpit to compliment Putin’s “very strong control over [his] country,” it’s important to understand just what that control is, and where Trump’s admiration could lead. …

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