Putin makes a point of keeping everybody waiting, usually interminably, but you suspect that for Trump he will be bang on time. Dictators around the world will delight in Trump’s victory | Brian Klaas Read moreThe nature of this first Trump-Putin meeting will shape international relations. Second, Putin will want Trump to recognise Russia’s ownership of Crimea – something no major state has done thus far. According to Dmitry Peskov, Putin’s press spokesman, Trump and Putin share a “conceptual approach” to foreign policy. Trump defended Putin, telling Fox news: “Who knows who did it?”For Putin, 2016 has been an annus mirabilis.

Source: The Guardian November 20, 2016 16:52 UTC