Dear Reader,
I've been watching this game for decades.
Putin isn't coming to Alaska to make friends. He's coming to make a deal that benefits Russia first, second, and third.
This is business 101. The guy who needs the meeting least has all the power.
Putin's playing chess while everyone else plays checkers – He got Trump to meet without giving up anything on Ukraine, proving he holds the real power in this "negotiation"
The Alaska meeting is just foreplay – Putin's real goal is getting Trump to Russia for private, one-on-one dealing where he can separate the President from his advisors and European allies
Classic sales technique in action – Dangle attractive business deals and strategic partnerships, but only discuss "details" on your home turf where you control everything
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Putin just invaded a country. Killed thousands. Destroyed cities. Now Trump agrees to meet him anyway?
That's leverage, my friend.
The Russian president already won before he stepped off the plane. No concessions on Ukraine. No apologies. No promises to stop the war.
Yet here we are.
Rolling out the red carpet.
Trump calls it a "feel-out" session. Putin calls it an opening move. I call it exactly what it is – a masterclass in negotiation from someone who understands power.
The real prize isn't this meeting.
It's the next one.
Putin wants Trump in Moscow. On Russian soil. Playing by Russian rules.
Think about the optics. The symbolism. The message it sends to Ukraine, to Europe, to the world.
"Come to my house," Putin is saying. "Let's talk business."
Smart move.
Ukraine and Europe can't follow Trump to Russia. Not while Putin's bombing their neighbors. Not while civilians are dying.
So Putin gets Trump alone.
One-on-one.
That's when the real dealing begins.
Strategic weapons agreements. Business partnerships. Energy deals. All the carrots a former businessman turned president might find attractive.
The hook is simple: "We can only discuss the details in Moscow."
I've seen this playbook before. In boardrooms. In real estate deals. In corporate takeovers.
Separate your opponent from their advisors. Get them on your turf. Make them an offer they can't refuse.
Trump promised Ukraine he won't trade away their territory. He's threatened "severe consequences" if Putin doesn't play ball.
But promises change.
Threats get walked back.
Especially when you're sitting across from someone who's been playing this game since before you entered politics.
Putin didn't get where he is by accident. He understands something most people miss about negotiation.
It's not about the meeting.
It's about the meeting after the meeting.
The private conversation. The personal relationship. The moment when business gets done away from cameras and advisors.
Trump likes to think he wrote the book on deals.
Putin's been reading that book for years.
Now he's about to show the author how it's really done.
The question isn't whether Putin will make his pitch today.
The question is whether Trump will bite.
My money's on yes.
Because at the end of the day, every businessman wants to believe they can close the ultimate deal.
Even when they're the one being sold.
Robert Kiyosaki
Editor, Money, Power and Profit
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