Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin’s summit in Alaska started with a very stage-managed opening — each leader descending from their respective airplanes, a visibly warm handshake on the tarmac. Pats on the arm.

The two leaders paused for a moment to watch a flyover that included a B-2 bomber in a show of force even as the U.S. president was seen putting his hand on Putin’s back as they walked down a set of steps. Trump and Putin appeared to be engaged in friendly conversation and in another unusual moment rode together in “The Beast” as the U.S. president’s armored limousine is known, from the tarmac to the summit site. The Russian leader was seen laughing in the vehicle with Trump as they departed.

The 2018 Helsinki summit also saw the leaders spent time alone without aides and culminate

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