There MUST BE some grand and glorious counterintelligence plan underlying all of it. Why else would a country's "leader" be so respectful and deferential to an enemy that has done much harm and continues to do much harm? Any idea why TGITWH is acting so unpresidential and reverential? Is there something essential in his words and deeds that we are missing and don't understand? It must be very confidential and a deep-state maneuver. The potential for being beneficial is elusive. Any ideas or is it all TOP SECRET? His apparent LOVE for Putin makes no sense at all...superficially. Does it make sense at any level in any universe for any reason?