Hey well if we had it YOUR way with Putin being treated like shit and losing face for the cameras back home in Russia,,, you can guarantee 100% no deal would be made. In this case treating the asshole in a way that stokes his ego, gives trump a bit more of an advantage. Its got nothing to do with who desrves or doesnt deserve anything. It's poker game where both sides have to show different faces, you can take nothing personal in international relations like this.....and like it or not, Unfortunately Putin is the main aggressor not Zelenski.. putin is the one who holds the better cards and has to be dealt with differently.
i dont think you would be any good at this sort of thing.