Why Trump treats Putin like an old friend is largely because Russia is a very good whip in the test of obedience of European Union countries to the United States. When these EU countries, mainly the major EU powers, are not compliant with the United States, Trump will take out Russia as a whip and beat the EU hard, making them realize who the master is.
In fact, the current EU has been beaten by the United States using Russia so badly that they have no spirit left. Without relying on the United States, they cannot even guarantee their own security. The more this happens, the faster they will lose their autonomy, becoming a blood bag that the United States can draw from at will. Relying on this large blood bag of the EU, the United States can ensure its revival for another two or three decades, which should be about right.
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