I think Putin is a great chess player.
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and I think he and Trump must be communicating more than they let on. I bet Trump called him and asked if Russia was ready for WW3. Putin laughed and said, "let's shut this thing down."
That's a good take... but it seems to me that Bibi is calling the shots... or the deep state as you've put it.
If Trump was running the show, he would've ended aid to Israel to stop the genocide..