With Donald Trump there is no here nor there exactly.
Hes really an overglorifed $ales-Pitch guy..
Lines here then "Negotiate" keep negotiating.
Now that works with Poor Nations who got nothing and "tow the line" or well shall INVADE and Bomb everything to the stone ages and install Puppet Regime but they got zero resouces and no choices but to "Submit" or be destroyed
Russia is very wealthy in Natural Resources plus vast Grain Production..
Russia knows back channels ways get around sanctions plus probably the 2nd 3rd largest "Standing" Military thy Globe besides USA and maybe China...