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How Russian blackmail works
Putin keeps Trump on a short leash. Trump was supposed to lift sanctions, stop interference in Eastern Europe and destroy NATO while weakening our government. With no progress in sight, Putin decides to remind Trump that he can blow his cover at any time.
So when Trump little needs to have photo op with his Russian cohorts, Putin demands a meeting without U.S. press and gets a nice photo.
And now Putin is asking for Russian property that was kept when Obama expelled the Russians.
And if Trump goes down, Putin will have a Plan B . . .