Doran: ‘A Handshake’ Between Putin and Trump ‘Does Not Mean Normalization’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Molly We ░░░░░░░░ waiting for President Trump ░░░░░░░░ Russian president Vladimir Putin ░░░░░░░░ wrap up their historic ░░░░░░░░ The first time a ░░░░░░░░ American president has set ░░░░░░░░ with a Russian leader ░░░░░░░░ two years The two ░░░░░░░░ a lot to discuss ░░░░░░░░ a short amount of ░░░░░░░░ My guest says as ░░░░░░░░ while may be historic ░░░░░░░░ is also dangerous He ░░░░░░░░ an expert on Russia ░░░░░░░░ Ukraine Peter thanks for ░░░░░░░░ us Here we are ░░░░░░░░ intimate meeting is underway ░░░░░░░░ now these two presidents ░░░░░░░░ Putin President Trump two ░░░░░░░░ personalities and their diplomatic ░░░░░░░░ as well as to ░░░░░░░░ just 35 minutes long ░░░░░░░░ of that time will ░░░░░░░░ lost to translation back ░░░░░░░░ forth Seems like a ░░░░░░░░ amount of time to ░░░░░░░░ a lot of information ░░░░░░░░ how higher the stakes ░░░░░░░░ a short time but ░░░░░░░░ the most important time ░░░░░░░░ the president s trip ░░░░░░░░ Europe First meetings between ░░░░░░░░ U S And Russian ░░░░░░░░ are always historic but ░░░░░░░░ are also where the ░░░░░░░░ can happen Bush and ░░░░░░░░ both terribly miss read ░░░░░░░░ at their first meeting ░░░░░░░░ misread Kennedy They re ░░░░░░░░ incredibly risky What s ░░░░░░░░ right now is that ░░░░░░░░ world leaders are taking ░░░░░░░░ measure of each other ░░░░░░░░ ll see what comes ░░░░░░░░ that meeting Molly We ░░░░░░░░ t have a lot ░░░░░░░░ insight into exec and ░░░░░░░░ will be discussed The ░░░░░░░░ speaking before going behind ░░░░░░░░ doors assaying various was ░░░░░░░░ way he phrased it ░░░░░░░░ had a lot of ░░░░░░░░ to cover potentially Syria ░░░░░░░░ among the most important ░░░░░░░░ What do you think ░░░░░░░░ ll see in the ░░░░░░░░ following various interpretations of ░░░░░░░░ things went Context is ░░░░░░░░ here Let s not ░░░░░░░░ that the president inherited ░░░░░░░░ upside down relationship with ░░░░░░░░ because he inherited what ░░░░░░░░ in the previous administration ░░░░░░░░ was President Obama who ░░░░░░░░ to the secret letter ░░░░░░░░ the Kremlin who started ░░░░░░░░ failed reset and it ░░░░░░░░ the conditions that have ░░░░░░░░ U S Russian relationships ░░░░░░░░ down The big goal ░░░░░░░░ for the president is ░░░░░░░░ turn them right side ░░░░░░░░ At begins with this ░░░░░░░░ meeting Certainly 35 minutes ░░░░░░░░ not a lot of ░░░░░░░░ but let s not ░░░░░░░░ the president has thrown ░░░░░░░░ the gauntlet on North ░░░░░░░░ on ISIS and on ░░░░░░░░ a solution to the ░░░░░░░░ conflict and Ukraine 35 ░░░░░░░░ is not a long ░░░░░░░░ but this is the ░░░░░░░░ of what should be ░░░░░░░░ interactions to help turn ░░░░░░░░ relationship right side up ░░░░░░░░ There are some serious ░░░░░░░░ to discuss One of ░░░░░░░░ things that s overshadowing ░░░░░░░░ meeting is that Russian ░░░░░░░░ in the U S ░░░░░░░░ and the political pressure ░░░░░░░░ the president may be ░░░░░░░░ too at very least ░░░░░░░░ it up and mention ░░░░░░░░ What could that mean ░░░░░░░░ these talks I think ░░░░░░░░ president was pretty clear ░░░░░░░░ how he assesses the ░░░░░░░░ situation He let us ░░░░░░░░ during his public statements ░░░░░░░░ and Warsaw speeches that ░░░░░░░░ very well received 35 ░░░░░░░░ is a very short ░░░░░░░░ in which to have ░░░░░░░░ meeting I don t ░░░░░░░░ a lot of expectations ░░░░░░░░ major breakthroughs Right now ░░░░░░░░ ve seen the handshake ░░░░░░░░ around the world and ░░░░░░░░ is a first start ░░░░░░░░ both sides can hope ░░░░░░░░ we find a positive ░░░░░░░░ As I said turning ░░░░░░░░ upside down relationship with ░░░░░░░░ right side up It ░░░░░░░░ be really up to ░░░░░░░░ as to how he ░░░░░░░░ to make their next ░░░░░░░░ Molly The handshake did ░░░░░░░░ fairly warm to kick ░░░░░░░░ off where is the ░░░░░░░░ ground Both sides of ░░░░░░░░ to come out of ░░░░░░░░ saying there was some ░░░░░░░░ of victory I would ░░░░░░░░ That s true but ░░░░░░░░ s also important to ░░░░░░░░ that victory does not ░░░░░░░░ mean normalization At the ░░░░░░░░ of the day there ░░░░░░░░ a long hard path ░░░░░░░░ the Russians and United ░░░░░░░░ have ahead of them ░░░░░░░░ conditions are bad right ░░░░░░░░ We have an ongoing ░░░░░░░░ in Ukraine we have ░░░░░░░░ over ISIS and Assad ░░░░░░░░ future and Syria There ░░░░░░░░ a lot of work ░░░░░░░░ needs to be done ░░░░░░░░ at the end of ░░░░░░░░ day a handshake does ░░░░░░░░ mean normalization Normalization and ░░░░░░░░ come at the end ░░░░░░░░ a long process not ░░░░░░░░ the beginning Molly It ░░░░░░░░ be fascinating to see ░░░░░░░░ readouts later today Peter ░░░░░░░░ thank you.