moscow book art deal donald trump say best deal ones side get something want credo apply potential u.s.-russia deal flag awkward truth vladimir putin want trump vice versa aid try set first meet two presidents mismatch nature respective wish list give trump edge mean deal one do may limit long make kremlin hop two countries offer another strikingly different say konstantin von eggert commentator tv rain moscow tv station sometimes critical kremlin u.s. strong hand biblical term u.s. three kings bear gold russia shepherd little apart good faith appetite deal moscow parliament applaud trump election win palpable kremlin blame barack obama wreck u.s.-russia tie slide post-cold war low watch economy struggle emerge two years recession crave new start trump 's early move spark alarm resistance within governmentcommentary war college russia 's hybrid war westiran confirm new missile test say violate nuclear deal trump intentions toward moscow hard discern seem want russia time-consuming geopolitical foe far vague desire team kremlin fight islamic state trump hint may also push nuclear arm deal putin wish list contrast detail long items get u.s. sanction impose moscow action ukraine ease potentially significant political future look give free hand post-soviet space regard russia back yard specifically would like trump formally tacitly recognize crimea annex ukraine 2014 russian territory pressure kiev implement deal eastern ukraine many ukrainians view unpalatable ice cake would trump back moscow-brokered syrian peace deal allow president bashar al-assad staunch moscow ally stay power crush islamic state deliver regional autonomy putin describe leak u.s. diplomatic cable alpha-dog wide prize would respect eye deal would confer legitimacy show russia great power like couple one side interest expectational imbalance start show trump speak phone five world leaders talk putin jan. 28 part bundle call white house readout putin call vague four sentence long kremlin effusive fifteen sentence long trump seem rush meet dmitry peskov putin spokesman say two might meet g20 summit due take place july trump good reason rush u.s. intelligence agencies accuse moscow sponsor computer hack help trump win office deal would hand fresh political ammunition trump opponents say long complimentary russian leader delay would add advantage postpone chorus disapproval foreign ally congress bipartisan determination block sanction relief putin though 17th year dominate russian political landscape deal even early symbolic concession ease minor sanction matter expect contest presidential election next year could extend time kremlin 2024 need sanction relief help lift economy recession u.s. eu financial sector sanction cut russia access western capital market know-how scar foreign investors couple low global oil price exacerbate economic crisis cut real incomes fuel inflation make life hard millions since putin 2012 election consumer price rise 50 percent fall value rouble dollar annexation crimea mean average salaries fell 36 percent 2012-2016 dollar term official data put inflation 5.4 percent consumers say real figure much high fear inflation regularly rank among russians great worry survey ease u.s. sanction could spur foreign investment help create feel-good factor would huge bonus happen say chris weafer senior partner economic political consultancy macro-advisory ltd say think putin want put rebuild economy heart next term economy matter putin absence land grab like crimea great prosperity one lever get voters come support state tv afford blanket favorable coverage liberal opposition still weak doubt putin would genuinely win another presidential term expect decide run win politically durable putin able confidently contemplate serve another full six-year term would need win big respectable turnout election show last year give around million few russians vote pro-putin unite russia party september parliamentary vote compare 2011 last time similar election hold although economic benefit trump deal might take trickle voters symbolism could boost turnout help putin prolong system base would present russian people huge victory putin say von eggert would describe validation strategy go war ukraine regardless consequences turn country fortress russia art deal putin need one trump