WASHINGTON DC – If Friday’s summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump really goes ahead, do not be surprised if – upon arrival in Alaska – the Kremlin leader looks like the cat that stole the cream.

For Putin, setting foot on American soil for the first time in a decade will be a stunning achievement, especially given the fact that the Trump administration appears to be imposing absolutely no preconditions for the meeting. Sanctioned to the hilt by Washington and its European allies and wanted by the International Criminal Court for war crimes , Putin would have been forced by previous US administrations to meet an uncomfortably high bar to score an invite to the United States. Trump is throwing America’s doors wide open for him, and indicating

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