The specter of former President Donald Trump loomed over Wednesday's shorter-than-anticipated Geneva summit between President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin – but Trump's physical absence across the table from Putin likely came as a relief to the longtime leader, experts said.
Though Trump was lambasted by the press and Democrats for allegedly being soft on Russia and called everything from a Russian "asset" to a traitor, several analysts who watched the Biden-Putin powwow said Trump was actually far tougher on the U.S. adversary than his successor has been.
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Marisa Herman ✉
Marisa Herman, a Newsmax senior reporter, focuses on major and investigative stories. A University of Florida graduate, she has more than a decade of experience as a reporter for newspapers, magazines, and websites.