Alexander says there was heated debate in Moscow before the Alaska summit with Trump because some officials believed Putin was making concessions before securing any American commitments.
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Concessions
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A transcript-matched topic anchored by excerpts such as "...Putin this meeting has not been prepared properly we're already making concessions in advance of any commitments from the Americans and we shouldn't be..."
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He says Trump is applying economic pressure to weaken Xi domestically and extract economic concessions, not to fully sever the relationship.
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"...Putin this meeting has not been prepared properly we're already making concessions in advance of any commitments from the Americans and we shouldn't be..."
"...becomes less and less popular, so he's forced to make economic concessions. So I think that at the end of the year, Trump will..."
"...All this is trying to make some important economic and financial concessions. It's basically trying... Trump is trying to help Wall Street have more..."
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