# Trump dangerously misunderstands Putin | Fareed’s Take

https://mins.news/en/video/58429

- CNN, 2026-09-14 22:00 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jejYTr_u9GY

> President Donald Trump’s negotiators, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, appeared genuinely awestruck by their latest meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. They describe Russia as a potential partner and, like Trump, approach Putin as businessmen seeking “win-win” deals. CNN’s Fareed Zakaria says that strategy has one major flaw.

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