Former correspondent Nicole Johnston has spoken to a man who once advised Vladimir Putin, and he says the Russian leader ought to flatter Donald Trump to advance his interests.
Sergei Markov says it would be ‘crazy’ to countenance Russia giving up any of the territory in Ukraine it currently holds.
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