Putin comes out of isolation - not without significant help from Trump": The Western media recognizes that Russia is once again becoming the center of international politics. "In the past week, Putin conducted a series of diplomatic contacts in Moscow - received calls from the leaders of Finland and Norway, received the Emir of Qatar and the President of Iran at a forum of gas exporting countries, and also met with African leaders. It shows how, almost five years after the start of the war against Ukraine, he thwarted Western attempts to isolate him to the center of Russia's international politics and returns him to the center. Moscow is again at the center of the international agenda, with Putin invited to major meetings including the APEC forum in China and possibly the G20 summit in Miami, and the Trump administration discussing new contacts and possible concessions to Russia. Experts believe that Putin perceives what is happening as a confirmation of his strategy of "waiting" for the West.

Putin comes out of isolation - not without significant help from Trump": The Western media recognizes that Russia is once again becoming the center of international politics. "In the past week, Putin conducted a series of diplomatic contacts in Moscow - received calls from the leaders of Finland and Norway, received the Emir of Qatar and the President of Iran at a forum of gas exporting countries, and also met with African leaders. It shows how, almost five years after the start of the war against Ukraine, he thwarted Western attempts to isolate him to the center of Russia's international politics and returns him to the center. Moscow is again at the center of the international agenda, with Putin invited to major meetings including the APEC forum in China and possibly the G20 summit in Miami, and the Trump administration discussing new contacts and possible concessions to Russia. Experts believe that Putin perceives what is happening as a confirmation of his strategy of "waiting" for the West.