Woodward's book reveals Trump has spoken to Putin seven times after leaving office, leading to concerns that a Trump re-election may harm U.S. support for Ukraine.
The history of U.S.-Russia relations shows that Trump's flattery of Putin may embolden Russian aggression, as seen during past presidencies including Bill Clinton's.
Clinton's experiences in the mid-1990s with Putin highlighted that interaction might not encourage positive relations, but instead bolster Putin's position.
Malashenko's concerns from the late 1990s regarding Russia's future democracy foreshadowed the isolationist and xenophobic path Russia seemed to be heading toward.
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