Putin’s goals in Trump’s talks in Ukraine
President Trump claims to be focused on the arrest of the "march of death" in Ukraine "as soon as possible".But for President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia, the interviews of ceased Mr. Trump are a means for much wider purposes.Russian and American officials will meet on Monday in Saudi Arabia to deepen their negotiations on the technical details of a partial fire to stop attacks on energy structures and ships in the Black Sea. While Ukraine says that it is ready for a respite, Putin has clarified that it will first look for a wide range of concessions.The result: the Kremlin seems determined to squeeze as many benefits as possible by the desire of Mr. Trump of a Ukrainian peace agreement, even if the negotiations will be back to slow down. Seen from Moscow, better ties with Washington are a...