Ruth Ben-Ghiat
This is what Putin wants and the role of Putin partners is to make that happen. Putin used Berlusconi in the same manner, as I recount in great detail in #Strongmen.
Kenneth Roth
Typical Trump: he allows Russia to attend the G20 summit, breaking its isolation over Putin's invasion of Ukraine, but blocks certain journalists he doesn't like. https://trib.al/xFodFPS