Some historical background:
When the Soviet Union collapsed, Vladimir Putin was an intelligence officer assigned to an Eastern European country, and he barely escaped injury as a mob looted and burned a secret-police office.
Vladimir Putin thinks the collapse of the Soviet Union is the worst tragedy to ever have struck Russia since at least WWII.
Vladimir Putin has been dealing with Western European and American leaders since the early 2000s. He's experienced.
George W Bush famously looked into Vladimir Putin's eyes and saw Putin's humanity. Barack Obama thought he could do a re-set with Putin. Putin has also outlasted numerous Western European leaders.
Rex Tillerson is a good competent individual who will give Trump good advice, if Trump listens, but Tillerson's international experience is as a CEO.
Trump has virtually no international experience.
So, no, Thor, I don't trust Trump in a meeting with Putin.
As far as opinion pieces disguised as news, you swallow it all the time on Fox.