Trump meets Putin and Xi—nothing changes.

In the absence of a massive shift in public consciousness in America, the criminals at the helm of the government will not feel compelled to change course.

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CBS covered the meeting by (as usual) distorting it, while inevitably focusing on the non-existent "Russian hacking" propaganda meme. The criminality of the American media is indisputable. As ideological shield for a sociopathic empire running public relations for its abject policies, they share in its crimes and should be tried for reckless endangerment of world peace and the deepening of poverty across the globe.

Putin’s Meeting with Trump

Putin is a preeminent, respected world leader, overwhelmingly popular domestically. Trump a caricature of one, a real estate tycoon out of his element on the world stage - controlled by dark forces in America, representing their diabolical imperial agenda for global dominance.

The bottom line about the first face-to-face meeting between both presidents is little or nothing was accomplished other than them having a chance to meet and exchange views on issues of mutual importance, besides publicly getting along well together. Russia supports world peace, stability, security, and multi-world polarity, including harmony and mutual cooperation among all nations.
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America’s agenda is polar opposite, wanting dominance over all other nations, using sticks, not carrots to achieve its destructive aims, war its favored strategy. Nothing in let’s call it a mini-summit changed anything in how Washington operates or its relations with Moscow, remaining implacably hostile - neither Trump or any other US president able to change things. Jack Kennedy wanted world peace, rapprochement with Russia, and nuclear disarmament. He paid the supreme price for challenging establishment polices. No US president after his assassination dared try.

As long as the capitalist cliques remain in power, it will be Groundhog Day in America and much of the world.

Longstanding US plans call for regime change in Russia, installing pro-Western puppet rule, balkanizing the country for easier control, looting its resources and subjugating its people - hardly an agenda for improved relations. They’re unattainable as long as dark forces control US policies, presidents and key congressional members front persons for goals they seek to achieve. The hard truth about the state of America is scary. Neocons running things risk eventual nuclear war by accident of design. Following Putin’s meeting with Trump, both leaders called their talks successful.

Yet the White House didn’t publish a readout on their discussion as is customary when a US president meets with a foreign leader or has a phone conversation with one. At the same time, the White House posted readouts of Trump’s meetings with leaders from Singapore, Japan, Britain, Indonesia, Mexico, and Germany - along with remarks by the US president and China’s Xi Jinping before their meeting in Hamburg. Commenting on Trump’s meeting with Putin, Rex Tillerson said “(t)he two presidents…rightly focused on…how do we move forward? Because it’s not clear to me that we will ever come to some agreed upon resolution of (the alleged Russian US election meddling issue) between the two nations.”

Not a hopeful sign, even though Tillerson added both leaders had a “very clear positive chemistry. Neither…wanted to stop” their discussion. It lasted over two hours, much longer than scheduled. Separately, Trump said he had a “tremendous meeting” with Putin - with no further elaboration. He likely discovered Russia’s leader is easy to get along with. Sergey Lavrov said he accepted Putin’s assurance that no Russian interference in America’s electoral process occurred. Most of his comments pre-and-post-election indicated this view.

Clearly no Russian meddling occurred or evidence would have been presented to prove it. No revelations were offered by America’s intelligence establishment because there’s nothing to reveal - just baseless accusations without corroboration. At a news conference following his meeting with Trump, Putin said the US president asked him about this issue, “giv(ing) much attention to (it).”

“Russia’s stance is well-known and I reiterated it,” he stressed. “There is no reason to believe that Russia interfered in the US election process.” “But what is important is that we have agreed that there should not be any uncertainty in this sphere, especially in the future.” Expressing hope for better bilateral relations following Friday’s meeting, Putin understands how America operates, how hard it is for Russia or any other nation to change its longstanding practices.

Post-Hamburg, bilateral US/Russia relations remain unchanged. Judge nations and their leadership solely by their actions. Deplorable US ones speak for themselves under Republican and Democrat administrations.

Xi Jinping’s Meeting with Trump

Stephen Lendman

China and America are largely world’s apart on ways to resolve differences between them, including major geopolitical issues. Beijing urges diplomatic outreach with Pyongyang and cessation of provocative US/South Korean military exercises the DPRK believes are preparations for war on its country. Washington categorically refuses to end decades of unjustifiable hostility toward North Korea, choosing confrontation over responsible outreach, risking unthinkable war on the peninsula, possibly going nuclear by accident or design.

Beijing and Moscow want provocative US THAAD missile systems removed from South Korea, threatening their territory. The Trump administration is unbending, keeping them deployed, intending new installations - aimed mostly at China and Russia aggressively. Unacceptable US air and sea incursions encroaching on China’s territory remain a major sticking point between both countries. So are arms sales to Taiwan and economic relations. Trump’s “America first” agenda risks initiating a trade war - last November saying “(w)e can’t continue to allow China to rape our country.”

“That’s what they’re doing. It’s the greatest theft in the history of the world.” He threatened a “tit-for-tat approach” through imposition of tariffs on certain Chinese imports. Trump and Xi Jinping spoke several times by phone. On Saturday, they met for the second time on the sidelines of the G20 meeting in Hamburg, Germany. Both agree on Korean peninsula denuclearization. Xi stressed the need for both countries to show mutual respect and cooperation on regional and international issues - to keep bilateral relations positive.

Trump said he and Xi have a “wonderful relationship,” expressing confidence both leaders can achieve “success” in addressing common issues of concern. “Trade is a…very, very big issue for the United States,” he stressed, adding “we’re going to turn that around.” On North Korea, he said “there will be success in the end one way or the other.”

Trump is scheduled to pay a state visit to China later this year. Focus will be on continuing discussion of major issues both countries agree and disagree on. Resolving latter ones will likely remain unattainable. Washington wants all countries observing its rules. China insists its sovereign rights be respected - yielding them to no other country. A rocky bilateral relationship looks likely to continue - Xi under no illusion about America changing how it operates, hoping to make the best out of a bad situation.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

STEPHEN LENDMAN was born in 1934 in Boston, MA. In 1956, he received a BA from Harvard University. Two years of US Army service followed, then an MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania in 1960. After working seven years as a marketing research analyst, he joined the Lendman Group family business in 1967. He remained there until retiring at year end 1999. Writing on major world and national issues began in summer 2005. In early 2007, radio hosting followed. Lendman now hosts the Progressive Radio News Hour on the Progressive Radio Network three times weekly. Distinguished guests are featured. Listen live or archived. Major world and national issues are discussed. Lendman is a 2008 Project Censored winner and 2011 Mexican Journalists Club international journalism award recipient.

Trump is scheduled to pay a state visit to China later this year. Focus will be on continuing discussion of major issues both countries agree and disagree on. Resolving latter ones will likely remain unattainable. Washington wants all countries observing its rules. China insists its sovereign rights be respected – yielding them to no other country. A rocky bilateral relationship looks likely to continue – Xi under no illusion about America changing how it operates, hoping to make the best out of a bad situation.