At this point, it’s unclear if he wants anything in particular. No one position has stayed consistent through this presidency, especially this one. The section you sent here (from the BBC, not CNN, by the way) is a nothing burger- just another topic he’s changed his entire point on. The biggest takeaway is that Putin is nowhere close to being under his control as Trump would like you to believe.
At this point, it’s unclear if he wants anything in particular. No one position has stayed consistent through this presidency, especially this one. The section you sent here (from the BBC, not CNN, by the way) is a nothing burger- just another topic he’s changed his entire point on. The biggest takeaway is that Putin is nowhere close to being under his control as Trump would like you to believe.